Week 5

Front 1

pulmon/o

Back 1

lung

Front 2

pulmonary

Back 2

pertaining to lung(s)

Front 3

pneum/o

pneumon/o

Back 3

lung; air; gas

Front 4

-pnea

Back 4

breathing

Front 5

pneumonia

Back 5

condition of lungs

Front 6

apnea

Back 6

not breathing/no breathing

temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep

Front 7

orthopnea

Back 7

straight breathing

shortness of breath (dyspnea) that occurs when lying flat, causing the person to have to sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair.

Front 8

rhin/o

Back 8

nose

Front 9

-rrhea

Back 9

flow; discharge

Front 10

rhinorrhea

Back 10

flow/discharge from nose

Front 11

rhinoplasty

Back 11

surgical repair of nose

Front 12

pharyng/o

Back 12

throat (pharynx)

Front 13

pharyngalgia

Back 13

throat pain

Front 14

laryng/o

Back 14

larynx (voice box)

Front 15

laryngitis

Back 15

inflammation of larynx

Front 16

trache/o

Back 16

trachea (windpipe)

Front 17

tracheotomy

Back 17

process of cutting trachea

Front 18

nas/o

Back 18

nose

Front 19

ment/o

Back 19

mind; chin

Front 20

nasomental

Back 20

pertaining to nose and chin

Front 21

nasopharyngeal

Back 21

pertaining to nose and pharynx/throat

Front 22

bronch/o

bronchi/o

Back 22

bronchial tube

Front 23

bronchiol/o

Back 23

bronchiole

Front 24

-dilation

Back 24

widening; stretching; expanding

Front 25

dilat/o

Back 25

to enlarge, expand

Front 26

bronchodialator

Back 26

one who expands bronchial tubes

A bronchodilator is a substance that dilates the bronchi and bronchioles, decreasing resistance in the respiratory airway and increasing airflow to the lungs

Front 27

py/o

purul/o

Back 27

pus

Front 28

myc/o

Back 28

fungus

Front 29

hemopyomycothorax

Back 29

blood pus fungus in chest/pleural cavity

Front 30

stomat/o

Back 30

mouth

Front 31

-stomia

Back 31

condition of the mouth

Front 32

stomatitis

Back 32

inflammation of mouth

Front 33

sub-

Back 33

under; below

Front 34

lingu/o

Back 34

tongue

Front 35

sublingual

Back 35

pertaining to area under tongue

Front 36

hypo-

Back 36

deficient; below; under; less than normal

Front 37

gloss/o

Back 37

tongue

Front 38

hypoglossal

Back 38

pertaining to area under tongue

Front 39

gingiv/o

Back 39

gum

Front 40

gingivitis

Back 40

inflammation of gums

Front 41

peri-

Back 41

surrounding

Front 42

odont/o

Back 42

tooth

Front 43

periodontist

Back 43

specialist of area surrounding teeth (gums)

the branch of dentistry concerned with the structures surrounding and supporting the teeth

Front 44

cheil/o

Back 44

lip

Front 45

cheiloplasty

Back 45

surgical repair of lip

Front 46

gastr/o

Back 46

stomach

Front 47

gastrotomy

Back 47

process of cutting stomach

Front 48

enter/o

Back 48

intestines (usually small intestine)

Front 49

-clysis

Back 49

irrigation; washing

flushing

Front 50

enteroclysis

Back 50

flushing of intestines

Front 51

dys-

Back 51

bad: painful: difficult: abnormal

Front 52

dysphagia

Back 52

difficulty eating/swallowing

Front 53

dysentery

Back 53

condition of bad/painful/abnormal intestines

infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces

Front 54

dia-

Back 54

complete; through

all the way through

Front 55

diarrhea

Back 55

discharge/flow all the way through

Front 56

duoden/o

Back 56

duodenum

first section of small intestine

Front 57

jejun/o

Back 57

jejunum

middle part of small intestine

Front 58

ile/o

Back 58

ileum

last section of small intestine

Front 59

duodenojejunoileitis

Back 59

inflammation of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum (or the 3 main parts of intestine)

Front 60

small intestine

Back 60

Front 61

-pepsia

Back 61

digestion

Front 62

dyspepsia

Back 62

poor digestion

Front 63

hyperemesis

Back 63

excessive vomiting

Front 64

-emesis

Back 64

vomiting

Front 65

antiemetic

Back 65

drugs to inhibit nausea/vomiting

Front 66

col/o

colon/o

Back 66

colon (large intestine)

Front 67

colostomy

Back 67

to form new opening in colon

Front 68

-stomy

Back 68

new opening (to form a mouth)

Front 69

gastroduodenostomy

Back 69

to form new opening between stomach and duodenum

Front 70

hepat/o

Back 70

liver

Front 71

hepatomegaly

Back 71

enlarged liver

Front 72

diverticulitis

Back 72

An inflammation or infection in one or more small pouches in the digestive tract.

inflammation of diverticula/colon

Front 73

chol/e

Back 73

bile, gall

Front 74

cholecyst/o

Back 74

gallbladder

Front 75

lith/o

Back 75

stone, calculus

Front 76

-listhesis

Back 76

condition of stones

Front 77

-lithotomy

Back 77

incision (for removal) of a stone

Front 78

cholelith

Back 78

gallstone

Front 79

cholelithiasis

Back 79

large # of gallstones

Front 80

lapar/o

Back 80

abdominal wall; abdomen

flank; side

Front 81

laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Back 81

observing/viewing from side (laparoscopic) and surgically removing the gallbladder

Front 82

sigmoid/o

Back 82

sigmoid colon

pelvic colon

Front 83

sigmoidoscopy

Back 83

visual examination of sigmoid colon

(imaging of 1/3 of colon)

Front 84

colonoscopy

Back 84

visual examination of large intestine

(imaging of ENTIRE colon)

Front 85

rect/o

Back 85

rectum

Front 86

urethr/o

Back 86

urethra

Front 87

rectourethral

Back 87

pertaining to the rectum and urethra

Front 88

proct/o

Back 88

anus and rectum

Front 89

proctologist

Back 89

specialist of anus and rectum

Front 90

COPD

Back 90

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Front 91

URI

Back 91

upper respiratory infection

Front 92

HEENT

Back 92

head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

Front 93

BM

Back 93

bowel movement

Front 94

GI

Back 94

gastro intestinal

Front 95

CXR

Back 95

chest x-ray

Front 96

SOB

Back 96

shortness of breath

Front 97

GB

Back 97

gallbladder

Front 98

pyr/o

Back 98

fever; fire

Front 99

pyret/o

pyrex/o

Back 99

fever