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append/o, appendic/o
WR: appendix
TERM 2
chol/e
DEFINITION 2
WR: bile, gall
TERM 3
cholangi/o
DEFINITION 3
WR: bile vessel
TERM 4
cholecyst/o
DEFINITION 4
WR: gallbladder
TERM 5
choledoch/o
DEFINITION 5
WR: bile duct
col/o, colon/o
WR: colon
TERM 7
dent/o, odont/o
DEFINITION 7
WR: teeth
TERM 8
duoden/o
DEFINITION 8
WR: duodenum (first part of small intestine)
TERM 9
enter/o
DEFINITION 9
WR: intestine (usually small intestine)
TERM 10
esophag/o
DEFINITION 10
WR: esophagus
jejun/o
WR: jejunum (second part of small intestine)
TERM 17
or/o, stomat/o
DEFINITION 17
WR: mouth
TERM 18
pancreat/o
DEFINITION 18
WR: pancreas
TERM 19
pharyng/o
DEFINITION 19
WR: pharynx (throat)
TERM 20
proct/o
DEFINITION 20
WR: anus, rectum
ptyal/o, sial/o
WR: saliva, salivary gland (also aden/o)
TERM 22
pylor/o
DEFINITION 22
WR: pylorus
TERM 23
rect/o
DEFINITION 23
WR: rectum
TERM 24
sigmoid/o
DEFINITION 24
WR: sigmoid colon
TERM 25
aer/o
DEFINITION 25
WR: air
myc/o
WR: fungus
TERM 32
nas/o
DEFINITION 32
WR: nose
TERM 33
orth/o
DEFINITION 33
WR: straight
TERM 34
polyp/o
DEFINITION 34
WR: small growth
TERM 35
son/o
DEFINITION 35
WR: sound
therm/o
WR: heat
TERM 37
tom/o
DEFINITION 37
WR: to cut
TERM 38
tox/o, toxic/o
DEFINITION 38
WR: poison
TERM 39
ectomy
DEFINITION 39
S: excision, removal
TERM 40
plasty
DEFINITION 40
S: surgical repair
emesis
S: vomiting
TERM 47
gram
DEFINITION 47
S: record, writing
TERM 48
graphy
DEFINITION 48
S: process of recording
TERM 49
iasis
DEFINITION 49
S: abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
TERM 50
itis
DEFINITION 50
S: inflammation
lith
S: stone, calculus
TERM 52
logist
DEFINITION 52
S: specialist in study of
TERM 53
logy
DEFINITION 53
S: study of
TERM 54
megaly
DEFINITION 54
S: enlargement
TERM 55
oid
DEFINITION 55
S: resembling
prandial
S: meal
TERM 62
rrhea
DEFINITION 62
S: discharge, flow
TERM 63
scope
DEFINITION 63
S: instrument for examining
TERM 64
scopy
DEFINITION 64
S: visual examination
TERM 65
spasm
DEFINITION 65
S: involuntary contraction, twitching
stenosis
S: narrowing, stricture
TERM 67
tripsy
DEFINITION 67
S: crushing
TERM 68
al, ar, ary, eal,
ic
DEFINITION 68
S: pertaining to
TERM 69
ia, ice
DEFINITION 69
S: condition
TERM 70
ist
DEFINITION 70
S: specialist
epi
P: above, upon
TERM 77
extra
DEFINITION 77
P: outside
TERM 78
hyper
DEFINITION 78
P: excessive, above normal
TERM 79
hypo
DEFINITION 79
P: under, below, deficient
TERM 80
peri
DEFINITION 80
P: around
sub
P: under, below
TERM 82
ultra
DEFINITION 82
P: excess, beyond
TERM 83
BM
DEFINITION 83
bowel movement
TERM 84
CA
DEFINITION 84
cancer;chronological age; cardiac arrest
TERM 85
CT
DEFINITION 85
computed tomography
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
TERM 92
MRI
DEFINITION 92
magnetic resonance imaging
TERM 93
OR
DEFINITION 93
operating room
TERM 94
UGI
DEFINITION 94
upper gastrointestinal
TERM 95
US
DEFINITION 95
ultrasound; ultrasonography
ascites
Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal
cavity.
TERM 97
cirrhosis
DEFINITION 97
Chronic liver disease characterized by destruction of liver
cells that eventually leads to ineffective liver function and
jaundice.
TERM 98
diverticular disease
DEFINITION 98
Condition in which bulging pouches (diverticula) in the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract push the mucosal lining through
the surrounding muscle.
TERM 99
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
DEFINITION 99
Backflow (reflux) of gastric contents into the esophagus due
to malfunction of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
TERM 100
hemorrhoid
DEFINITION 100
Mass of enlarged, twisted varicose veins in the mucous
membrane inside (internal) or just outside (external) the
rectum; also known as piles.
