Medical Terminology Ch 6

Front 1

appendic/o

Back 1

appendix

Front 2

carcin/o

Back 2

cancer

Front 3

chol/e

Back 3

bile, gall

Front 4

cholecyst/o

Back 4

gallbladder

Front 5

choledoch/o

Back 5

bile duct

Front 6

cirrh/o

Back 6

yellow

Front 7

jaund/o

Back 7

yellow

Front 8

col/o

Back 8

colon

Front 9

colon/o

Back 9

colon

Front 10

corpor/o

Back 10

body

Front 11

dent/o

Back 11

teeth

Front 12

odont/o

Back 12

teeth

Front 13

duoden/o

Back 13

duodenum (first part of the small intestine)

Front 14

enter/o

Back 14

intestine (usually the small intestine)

Front 15

esophag/o

Back 15

esophagus

Front 16

gastr/o

Back 16

stomach

Front 17

gingiv/o

Back 17

gum(s)

Front 18

gloss/o

Back 18

tongue

Front 19

lingu/o

Back 19

tongue

Front 20

hemat/o

Back 20

blood

Front 21

hem/o

Back 21

blood

Front 22

hepat/o

Back 22

liver

Front 23

ile/o

Back 23

ileum (third part of the small intestine)

Front 24

jejun/o

Back 24

jejunum (second part of the small intestine)

Front 25

lith/o

Back 25

stone, calculus

Front 26

myc/o

Back 26

fungus

Front 27

nas/o

Back 27

nose

Front 28

or/o

Back 28

mouth

Front 29

stomat/o

Back 29

mouth

Front 30

pancreat/o

Back 30

pancreas

Front 31

peritone/o

Back 31

peritoneum

Front 32

polyp/o

Back 32

small growth

Front 33

proct/o

Back 33

anus, rectum

Front 34

ptyal/o

Back 34

saliva, salivary gland

Front 35

sial/o

Back 35

saliva, salivary gland

Front 36

rect/o

Back 36

rectum

Front 37

sigmoid/o

Back 37

sigmoid colon

Front 38

son/o

Back 38

sound

Front 39

tom/o

Back 39

to cut

Front 40

tox/o

Back 40

poison

Front 41

toxic/o

Back 41

poison

Front 42

-algia

Back 42

pain

Front 43

-dynia

Back 43

pain

Front 44

-ectomy

Back 44

excision, removal

Front 45

-emesis

Back 45

vomitting

Front 46

-gram

Back 46

record, writing

Front 47

-graphy

Back 47

process of recording

Front 48

-iasis

Back 48

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

Front 49

-itis

Back 49

inflammation

Front 50

-lith

Back 50

stone, calculus

Front 51

-phagia

Back 51

swallowing, eating

Front 52

-plasty

Back 52

surgical repair

Front 53

-rrhaphy

Back 53

suture

Front 54

-rrhea

Back 54

discharge, flow

Front 55

-scope

Back 55

instrument for examining

Front 56

-scopy

Back 56

visual examination

Front 57

-spasm

Back 57

involuntary contraction, twitch

Front 58

-stenosis

Back 58

narrowing, stricture

Front 59

-logist

Back 59

specialist in the study of

Front 60

-megaly

Back 60

enlargement

Front 61

-oma

Back 61

tumor

Front 62

-osis

Back 62

abnormal condition, increase (primarily used with blood cells)

Front 63

-pepsia

Back 63

digestion

Front 64

-stomy

Back 64

forming of opening (mouth)

Front 65

-tome

Back 65

instrument to cut

Front 66

-tomy

Back 66

incision

Front 67

-tripsy

Back 67

crushing

Front 68

dia-

Back 68

across, through

Front 69

dys-

Back 69

bad, painful, difficult

Front 70

endo-

Back 70

in, within

Front 71

epi-

Back 71

above, upon

Front 72

extra-

Back 72

outside

Front 73

hyper-

Back 73

excessive, above normal

Front 74

hypo-

Back 74

under, below, deficient

Front 75

peri-

Back 75

around

Front 76

sub-

Back 76

under, below

Front 77

ultra-

Back 77

excess, beyond