Med. Terms 8 & 9 Flashcards
1
Q
an/o
A
anus, ring
2
Q
chol/e
A
bile, gall
3
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
4
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
colon, large intestine
5
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
6
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
7
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
8
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach, belly
9
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
10
Q
-lithiasis
A
presence of stones
11
Q
-pepsia
A
digest, digestion
12
Q
-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
13
Q
proct/o
A
anus and rectum
14
Q
rect/o
A
rectum, straight
15
Q
sigmoid/o
A
sigmoid colon
16
Q
-cele
A
hernia, tumor, swelling
17
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
18
Q
dia-
A
through, between, apart, complete
19
Q
-ectasis
A
stretching, dilation, enlargement
20
Q
glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
21
Q
lith/o
A
stone, calculus
22
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, separation, setting free, de-struction, loosening
23
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
24
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation
25
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
26
Q
-tripsy
A
to crush
27
Q
ur/o
A
urine, urinary tract
28
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
29
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
30
Q
-uria
A
urination, urine
