Unit 7- Gastroenterology Flashcards
Mouth
stomat/o
Teeth
dent/o, odont/o
Tongue
gloss/o, lingu/o
Lips
cheil/o
Gums
gingiv/o
Esophagus
esophag/o
Stomach
gastr/o
Small Intestine
enter/o
Duodenum
duoden/o
Jejunum
jejun/o
Ileum
ile/o
Large Intestine
col/o
Sigmoid Colon
sigmoid/o
Rectum
rect/o
Anus and Rectum
proct/o
Liver
hepat/o
Gallbladder
cholecyst/o
Pancreas
pancreat/o
-ostomy
forming a new opening like a mouth
stomat/itis
Inflammation of mouth
stomat/o/plasty
Surgical repair of the mouth
stomat/algia
Pain in the mouth
stomat/o/rrhagia
Hemorrhage of the mouth
stomat/o/myc/osis
Condition of mouth fungus (myc/o)
stomat/o/pathy
Any disease of the mouth
-scope
An instrument used to examine
stomat/o/scope
An instrument for examining the mouth
stomat/o/scopy
Process of examining with a stomat/o/scope
gloss/itis
Inflammation of tongue
gloss/ectomy
Excision of tongue
gloss/algia
Pain in tongue
gloss/al
Pertaining to the tongue
-hypo
Below or under
hypo/gloss/al nerve
Cranial nerve XII. It supplies nerve impulses under the tongue
hypo/gloss/al medication
A medication that is administered under the tongue
sub/lingu/al
Pertaining to under the tongue
gloss/o/ptosis
Prolapse of the tongue
gloss/o/scopy
Examination of the tongue
-plegia
Suffix meaning paralysis
gloss/o/plegia (noun)
Paralysis of the tongue