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prefix and suffix terminology Flashcards

1
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an/o

A

anus

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append/o, appendic/o

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appendix

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bucc/o

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cheek

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cec/o

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cecum

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celi/o

A

belly,abdomen

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cheil/o

A

lip

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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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col/o

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colon/o

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dent/i

A

tooth

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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12
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enter/o

A

intestines, usually small intestine

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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14
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faci/o

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face

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15
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gastr/o

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stomach

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16
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gingiv/o

A

gums

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17
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gloss/o

A

tongue

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18
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hepat/o

A

liver

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19
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ile/o

A

ileum

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20
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jejun/o

A

jejunum

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21
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labi/o

A

lip

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22
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lapar/o

A

abdomen

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23
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lingu/o

A

tongue

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24
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mandibul/o

A

lower jaw, mandible

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25
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odont/o

A

tooth

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26
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or/o

A

mouth

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27
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palat/o

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palate

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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29
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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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pharyng/o

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throat

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31
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proct/o

A

anus and rectum

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32
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pylor/o

A

pyloric sphincter

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33
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rect/o

A

rectum

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34
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sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

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35
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

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36
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stomat/o

A

mouth

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37
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uvul/o

A

uvula

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38
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amyl/o

A

starch

39
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bil/i

A

gall, bile

40
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bilirubin/o

A

bilirubin (bile pigment)

41
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chol/e

A

gall, bile

42
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chlorhydr/o

A

hydrochloric acid

43
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gluc/o

glyc/o

A

sugar

44
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glycogen/o

A

glycogen, animal starch

45
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lip/o

A

fat

46
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lith/o

A

stone

47
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prote/o

A

protein

48
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py/o

A

pus

49
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sial/o

A

saliva, salivary

50
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steat/o

A

fat

51
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-ase

A

enzyme

52
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-chezia

A

defecation, elimination of wastes

53
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

54
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-prandial

A

meal

55
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-ectasis, -ectasia

A

dilation, widening,stretching,expansion

56
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-emesis

A

vomiting

57
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-pepsia

A

digestion

58
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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

59
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

60
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-ptysis

A

spitting

61
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-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

62
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-rrhaphy

A

suture

63
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

64
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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscles

65
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-stasis

A

stopping; controlling

66
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-stenosis

A

narrowing, tightening

67
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-tresia

A

opening

68
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Suffixes that are also used alone as separate terms:

A 
Emesis (emetic) 
Lysis
Spasm 
Stasis
 Stenosis
69
Q

Which term means difficulty in swallowing?

A

Dysphagia

70
Q

which team means to control or stop bleeding

A

Hematoma

71
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splen/o

A

spleen

72
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cholangi/o

A

bile duct (vessel)

73
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Which term means enlarged liver?

A

Hepatomegaly

74
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Laboratory tests

A

Amylase and lipase tests: tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in blood

Liver function tests (LFTs): tests for enzymes and bilirubin in blood

Stool culture: test for microorganisms in stool

Stool guaiac test or Hemoccult test: test to detect blood in feces

75
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Which of the following tests for the clear fluid that remains after blood has clotted (serum)?

A

Stool guaiac

76
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Gastric bypass or bariatric surgery:

A

reduces stomach size

77
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Gastrointestinal endoscopy

A

visual examination of the GI tract

78
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Laparoscopy:

A

visual examination of the abdomen

79
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Liver biopsy:

A

removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination

80
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Nasogastric intubation:

A

insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

81
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Paracentesis (abdominocentesis):

A

puncture to remove fluid from abdomen

82
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Which procedure is a surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen?

A

Abdominocentesis

83
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centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

84
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-emia

A

blood condition

85
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-genesis

A

producing; forming

86
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-graphy

A

process of recording

87
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-lysis

A

breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

88
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-pathy

A

disease; emotion

89
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-orexia

A

appetite

90
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-ptosis

A

droop; sag; prolapse; fall

91
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rrhaphy

A

suture

92
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-scopy

A

visual examination

93
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stomy

A

new opening (to form a mouth)

94
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-tomy

A

process of cutting

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