Medical Terminology

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Medical Terminology

• Combining Forms
• Lesson 5

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In this chapter

• More practice with prefixes, suffixes, and
  combining forms primarily starting with the
  digestive system because they are easy to
  understand and explain. We will build our
  vocabulary with each chapter that follows.

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Acr/o Acu/o
Angi/o Arteri/o
extremities, heights sharp, sudden, severe
vessel artery
marketplace amnion sac
armpit eyelid
Agor/a Amni/o
Axill/o Blephar/o
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Bronch/o Chem/o
Cyst/o Hydr/o
bronchial tubes drug, chemical
sac, bladder water, fluid
time colon
to hold back larynx (voicebox)
Chron/o Col/o
Isch/o Laryng/o
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Lymph/o Mamm/o
Muc/o My/o
lymph breast
mucus muscle
breast shape, form
spinal cord, bone marrow death (of cells or
whole body)
Mast/o Morph/o
Myel/o Necr/o
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Neutr/o Ot/o
Plas/o Pleur/o
neutrophil ear
formation. development pleura membrane of
lungs
peritoneum vein
lungs, air lungs
Peritone/o Phleb/o
Pneumon/o Pulmon/o
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Rect/o Rhin/o
Strept/o Thorac/o
rectum nose
twisted chains chest
spleen clusters
Tonsils vein
Splen/o Staphyl/o
Tonsill/o Ven/o
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More Carp/o Cib/o
Dactyl/o Duct/o
Wrist bones Meals
Fingers, toes To lead or carry
Ribs Skin
To bend To fork, branch
Cost/o Cutane/o
Flex/o Furc/o
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Gloss/o Glyc/o
Nat/i Necr/o
tongue sugar
birth death
protection death
rule, order oxygen
Immun/o Mort/o
Norm/o Ox/o
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Pub/o Seps/o
Thyr/o Top/o
pubis (pubic bone) infection
thyroid place, position, location
sleep to put, place
poison urethra
Somn/o The/o
Tox/o Urethr/o
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• Please continue with these practice sections
  after lesson 6.

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PRACTICE
1 perianal
Pertaining to the outside of the anus
Inflammation of the appendix
2 appendicitis
Pertaining to the cheek
3 buccal
Pertaining to the abdomen
4 celiac
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PRACTICE
5 cheilosis
Abnormal condition of the lip
Surgical removal of the gall bladder
6 cholecystectomy
To cut into the common bile duct
7 choledochotomy
Process to view the colon
8 colonoscopy
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PRACTICE
9 duodenal
Pertaining to the duodenum
Inflammation of the intestines colon
10 enterocolitis
Pertaining to apart from the intestines (IV
given directly in the bloodstream)
11 parenteral
Surgical opening into the stomach
12 gastrostomy
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PRACTICE
Inflammation of the gum
13 gingivitis
Enlargement of the liver
14 hepatomegaly
Pertaining to the ileum and the cecum
15 ileocecal
Surgical connection between the stomach and
the jejunum
16 gastrojejunostomy
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PRACTICE
Pertaining to the lip
17 labial
Process of viewing the abdomen
18 laparoscopy
Pertaining to below the mandible
19 submandibular
Specialist who straightens teeth
20 orthodontist
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PRACTICE
21 endodontist
Specialist who works within the teeth (root
canals)
Surgical repair of the palate
22 palatoplasty
Inflammation of the peritoneum (lining
covering the intestines abdomen)
23 peritonitis
Specialist who studies treats the anus and
rectum
24 proctologist
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PRACTICE
Hernia of the rectum
25 rectocele
Inflammation of the salivary gland
26 sialadenitis
Inflammation of the mouth
27 stomatitis
Enzyme for starch
28 amylase
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PRACTICE
29 biliary
Pertaining to the ducts and organs of the both
the liver and gall bladder
Blood condition with excessive bile pigment
30 hyperbilirubinemia
Abnormal condition of gall stones
31 cholelithiasis
Condition without hydrochloric acid
32 achlorhydria
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PRACTICE
33 gluconeogenesis
Production of new sugar
Separation, breakdown of glycogen
34 glycogenolysis
Tumor of fat
35 lipoma
Enzyme for protein
36 protease
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PRACTICE
37 steatorrhea
Complete discharge of fat (stool)
Defecation of (bright red) blood
38 hematochezia
Pertaining to after meals
39 postprandial
Surgical connection between the common
bile duct the jejunum
40 choledochojejunostomy
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• The end !!