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Root:
chole (coal + lee)
bile; gallbladder)
- Medical Term:
- cholecystectomy (gallbladder excision)
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Root:
colon
large intestine
- Medical Term:
- colitis (large intestine inflammation)
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Root
emesis (emmy + sis)
vomiting
- Medical Term:
- emetic (produces vomit)
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Root:
entero (en + tear + oh)
intestine
- Medical Term:
- enteritis (intestinal inflammation)
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Root:
gastro (gas + tr + oh)
stomach
- Medical Term:
- gastritis (stomach inflammation)
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Root:
glosso (gloss + oh)
tongue
- Medical Term:
- glossopathy (tongue disease)
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Root:
hepat (he + pat)
livere
- Medical Term:
- hepatitis (liver inflammation)
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Root:
ile (ill + lee)
ileum
- Medical Term:
- ileitis (ileum inflammation)
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Root:
laparo (lap + uh + row)
abdomen
- Medical Term:
- laparotomy (abdomen incision)
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Root:
myxo (mix + oh)
mucus
- Medical Term:
- myxoma (mucus tumor)
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Root:
procto (prock + toe)
anus; rectum
- Medical Term:
- proctology (study of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus)
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Root:
pyloro (pie + lore + oh)
pylorus; gatekeeper
- Medical Term:
- pylorostenosis (pyloric narrowing)
- holds in food until digested & ready to enter sm intestine
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Root:
stoma (stow + muh)
opening; mouth
- Medical Term:
- stomatitis (mouth inflammation)
- term for artificial opening
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Root:
viscero (v + is + ur + oh)
body organs
- Medical Term:
- visceromegaly (enlarged abdominal organs)
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Onychomycosis
nail + fungus + condition of
Nail fungus infection
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Sarcoidosis
flesh + like + condition of
Disease of various tissues of the body
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Trichinosis
hair (worm) + condition of (Roundworms were referred to as trichinae because the roundowrm resembled hair.)
Meaning: Roundworms
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Gastroschisis
Stomach + hernia
Meaning: Stomach herniation
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Hepatomegaly
liver + enlarged
Meaning: Large liver
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