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Medical Terminology 3-6

  1. peps/o, pept/o
    digestion
  2. digestion (CB)
    peps/o, pept/o
  3. -pepsia
    digestion
  4. digestion (SX)
    -pepsia
  5. dys-
    difficult, painful, abnormal
  6. difficult, painful, abnormal (PX)
    dys-
  7. -in
    substance
  8. substance (SX)
    -in
  9. in-
    into, in
  10. into, in (PX)
    in-
  11. gest/o
    to carry or bare
  12. to carry or bare (CB)
    gest/o
  13. -ion
    action, condition
  14. action, condition (SX)
    -ion
  15. -phagia
    condition of eating, swallowing
  16. condition of eating, swallowing (SX)
    -phagia
  17. ab-
    away from
  18. away from (PX)
    ab-
  19. post-
    after, behind
  20. after, behind (PX)
    post-
  21. -prandial
    meal
  22. meal (SX)
    -prandial
  23. exret/o
    removing from the body
  24. removing from the body (CB)
    excret/o
  25. ex-
    out, away from
  26. or/o, stomat/o
    mouth
  27. mouth (CB)
    or/o, stomat/o
  28. bucc/o
    cheek (inside)
  29. cheek [inside]  (CB)
    bucc/o
  30. labi/o, cheil/o
    lip
  31. lip (CB)
    labi/o, cheil/o
  32. gingiv/o
    gums
  33. palat/o
    palate
  34. palate (CB)
    palat/o
  35. -ine
    pertaining to
  36. pertaining to (SX)
    -ine
  37. uvul/o
    uvula
  38. mandibul/o
    lower jaw (mandible)
  39. lower jaw [mandible] (CB)
    mandibul/o
  40. sub-
    below
  41. below (PX)
    sub-
  42. gloss/o, lingu/o
    tongue
  43. tongue (CB)
    gloss/o, lingu/o
  44. dent/i, dent/o, odont/o
    tooth
  45. tooth (CB)
    dent/i, dent/o, odont/o
  46. -oid
    resembling
  47. resembling (SX)
    -oid
  48. sial/o
    saliva, salivary
  49. saliva, salivary (CB)
    sial/o
  50. sialaden/o
    salivary gland
  51. salivary gland (CB)
    sialaden/o
  52. amyl/o
    starch, carbohydrate
  53. starch, carbohydrate
    amyl/o
  54. -ase
    enzyme
  55. enzyme (SX)
    -ase
  56. gluc/o
    glucose
  57. glucose (CB)
    gluc/o
  58. -ose
    pertaining to, full of
  59. pertaining to, full of (SX)
    -ose
  60. glyc/o
    sugar
  61. sugar (CB)
    glyc/o
  62. gen/o
    arising from produced by
  63. arising from, produced by (CB)
    gen/o
  64. -lysis
    process of breaking down, separating, or destroying
  65. process of breaking down, separating, or destroying (SX)
    -lysis
  66. -sis
    process, condition, abnormal condition
  67. process, condition, abnormal condition (SX)
    -sis
  68. -tic
    pertaining to the breakdown of sugar
  69. pertaining to the breakdown of sugar (SX)
    -tic
  70. pharyng/o
    pharynx
  71. pharynx (CB)
    pharyng/o
  72. -stomy
    surgically created opening
  73. surgically created opening (SX)
    -stomy
  74. -tomy
    process of cutting or making an incision
  75. process of cutting or making an incision (SX)
    -tomy
  76. ton/o
    to cut, to slice, to layer
  77. to cut, to slice, to layer (CB)
    ton/o
  78. chloryhydr/o
    hydrochloric acid
  79. hydrochloric acid (CB)
    chloryhydr/o
  80. chlor/o
    chloride
  81. chloride (CB)
    chlor/o
  82. hydr/o
    water, fluid
  83. water, fluid (CB)
    hydr/o
  84. -emesis
    vomiting
  85. vomiting (SX)
    vomiting
  86. emet/o
    vomiting
  87. vomiting (CB)
    emet/o
  88. prote/o
    protein
  89. protein (CB)
    prote/o
  90. esophag/o
    esophagus
  91. esophagus (CB)
    esophag/o
  92. a-
    without, away from
  93. without, away from (PX)
    a-
  94. -tresia
    opening or hole
  95. opening or hole (SX)
    -tresia
  96. celi/o, lapar/o
    belly, abdomen
  97. belly, abdomen (CB)
    celi/o, lapar/o
  98. -scopy
    visual examination
  99. visual examination (SX)
    -scopy
  100. -scope
    instrument used for visual examination
  101. instrument used for visual examination (SX)
    -scope
  102. gastr/o
    stomach
  103. stomach (CB)
    gastr/o
  104. pylor/o
    pylorus
  105. pylorus (CB)
    pylor/o
  106. sten/o
    tightening, narrowness, stricture, constriction
  107. tightening, constriction, narrowness, stricture (CB)
    sten/o
  108. -plasty
    surgical repair, surgical reshaping
  109. surgical repair, surgical reshaping (SX)
    -plasty
  110. enter/o
    intestines (usually small)
  111. intestines [usually small]  (CB)
    enter/o
  112. para-
    beside, two parts of a pair, abnormal
  113. beside, two parts of a pair, abnormal (PX)
    para-
  114. -spasm
    sudden involuntary muscle contraction
  115. sudden involuntary muscle contraction (SX)
    -spasm
  116. duoden/o
    duodenum
  117. duodenum (CB)
    duoden/o
  118. jejun/o
    jenjunum
  119. jenjunm (CB)
    jejun/o
  120. ile/o
    ileum
  121. ileum (CB)
    ile/o
  122. peritone/o, periton/o
    peritoneum
  123. peritoneum (CB)
    peritone/o, periton/o
  124. mesenter/o
    mesentery
  125. mesentery (CB)
    mesenter/o
  126. meso-
    middle
  127. middle (PX)
    meso-
  128. -y
    process or condition of
  129. process or condition of (SX)
    -y
  130. hepat/o
    liver
  131. liver (CB)
    hepat/o
  132. bil/i, chol/e
    bile, gall
  133. bile, gall (CB)
    bil/i, chol/e
  134. cholecyst/o
    gallbladder
  135. gallbladder (CB)
    cholecyst/o
  136. cyst/o
    bladder, fluid-filled sac
  137. bladder, fluid-filled sac (CB)
    cyst/o
  138. -ectomy
    surgical removal, excision
  139. surgical removal, excision (SX)
    -ectomy
  140. absorpt/o
    absorb, take in
  141. absorb, take in (CB)
    absorpt/o
  142. aden/o
    gland
  143. gland (CB)
    aden/o
  144. an/o
    anus
  145. anus (CB)
    an/o
  146. append/o, appendic/o
    appendix
  147. appendix (CB)
    append/o, appendic/o
  148. cec/o
    cecum, first part of the large intestine
  149. cecum, first part of the large intestine (CB)
    cec/o
  150. choledoch/o
    common bile duct
  151. common bile duct (CB)
    choledoch/o
  152. chez/o
    to pass feces
  153. to pass feces (CB)
    chez/o
  154. cholangi/o
    bile duct
  155. bile duct (CB)
    cholangi/o
  156. col/o
    colon
  157. colon (CB)
    col/o
  158. glycogen/o
    arising from sugar
  159. arising from sugar (CB)
    glycogen/o
  160. herni/o
    hernia
  161. hernia (CB)
    herni/o
  162. labi/o
    lip
  163. lip (CB)
    labi/o
  164. lith/o
    stone
  165. stone (CB)
    lith/o
  166. proct/o
    rectum, anus
  167. rectum, anus (CB)
    proct/o
  168. rect/o
    rectum
  169. rectum (CB)
    rect/o
  170. rub/o
    red
  171. red (CB)
    rub/o
  172. sigmoid/o
    sigmoid colon
  173. sigmoid colon (CB)
    sigmoid/o
  174. steat/o
    fat
  175. fat (CB)
    steat/o
  176. a-
    without
  177. without (PX)
    a-
  178. dia-
    complete, completely through
  179. complete, completely through (PX)
    dia
  180. hyper-
    above
  181. above (PX)
    hyper-
  182. hypo-
    below
  183. below (PX)
    hypo-
  184. peri-
    around
  185. around (PX)
    peri-
  186. -cele
    hernia
  187. hernia (SX)
    -cele
  188. -chezia
    defecation or elimination of waste
  189. defecation or elimination of waste (SX)
    -chezia
  190. -ectasia, -ectasis
    distension, stretching
  191. distension, stretching (SX)
    -ectasia, -ectasis
  192. -emia
    condition of  the blood
  193. condition of  the blood (SX)
    -emia
  194. -iasis
    state of, process of
  195. state of, process of (SX)
    -iasis
  196. -itis
    inflammation of
  197. inflammation of (SX)
    -itis
  198. -lytic
    pertaining to
  199. pertaining to  (SX)
    -lytic
  200. -oma
    tumor, mass
  201. tumor, mass (SX)
    -oma
  202. -osis
    abnormal condition
  203. -rrhapy
    procedure of suturing
  204. procedure of suturing (SX)
    -rrhapy
  205. -rrhea
    flow, discharge
  206. flow, discharge (SX)
    -rrhea
  207. -rubin
    red substance
  208. red substance (SX)
    -rubin
  209. -stasis
    condition of standing still
  210. condition of standing still (SX)
    -stasis
  211. sphincter
    a ring of muscle
  212. ring of muscle (WRD)
    sphincter
  213. emesis
    condition of vomiting
  214. condition of vomiting (WRD)
    emesis
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jlopez1012
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Card Set
Medical Terminology 3-6
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Define each PX, SX, CB word, or sentence
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