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Gastr/o
- Stomach
- ex. Gastritis, gastrectomy
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Hepat/o
- Liver
- ex. hepatitis (inflammation of)
- hepatoma (tumor of)
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Chol/e
- Gall, Bile
- ex. cholecystitis (inflammation of)
- cholecystectomy (removal of gall bladder)
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Cyst/o
bladder, sac
cystitis (inflamation of)
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emes/o
- vomit
- ex. emesis (vomiting)
- emetic (stimulating vomiting)
- antiemetic (stopping vomiting)
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lith/o
- stone
- ex. cholelithotomy (removal of gall stones)
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Lapar/o
- abdominal wall
- ex. laparotomy (cutting into the abdomen)
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-centesis
- to puncture
- abdominocentesis (puncturing and draingin
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-tripsy
- to crush
- cholelithotripsy (smashing gall stones with sound waves)
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-rrhea
- flow, dishcharge
- ex. diarrhea
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-iasis (-osis)
- abnormal condition
- ex. cholelithiasis (presence of gall stones causing symptoms)
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Gastritis
inflammation of the stomach
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gastrectomy
removal of the stomach
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cholecystitis
inflammation of the gall baldder
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cholecystectomy
removal of the gall bladder
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emetic
stimulation vomiting
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antiemetic
stopping vomiting
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cholelithotomy
removal of gall stones
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laparotomy
cutting into the abdomen
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abdominocentesis
puncturing and draining of the abdomen
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cholelithotripsy
smashing of gall stones with sound waves
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cholelithiasis
presence of gall stones causing symptomgs
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