Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Medical Terminology Term 1 > Digestive, Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terms Chapter Five and Six > Flashcards

Digestive, Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terms Chapter Five and Six Flashcards

1
Q

Cec/o

Cecum

A

First part of the large intestine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Duoden/o

Duodenum

A

First part of the small intestine.
Duo = 2 Den = 10, 12 inches
duodenal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Esophag/o

Esophagus

A

Tube connecting the throat to the stomach.
Eso = inward, Phag/o means swallowing
Esophageal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

A

Small sac under theliver; stores bile

cholecystectomy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

ile/o

Ileum

A

Third part of the small intestine

ileocecal sphincter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

jejun/o

Jejunum

A

Second part of the small intestine.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Peristalsis

A

Rhythmic contractions of the tubular organs

-stalsis = constriction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Sigmoid colon

A

Forth and last, S shaped segment of the colon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Ano/o

A

Anus

perianal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Append/o

A

Appendix

appendectomy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Col/o, Colon/o

A

colon

colonoscopy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Dent/i, odont/o

A

Tooth

Dentist, Orthodontist

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Enter/o

A

Small Intestines
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
Enterocolitis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Gastr/o

A

Stomach

Fundus, Body, Antrum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Gingiv/o

A

Gums

Gingivitis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Gloss/i, Lingu/o

A

Tongue

Glossectomy, linguistics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Hepat/o

A

Liver
Located in the right upper quadrant
Glyconeogenesis
stores bile

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

labi/o, cheil/o

A

lip

cheilosis, labial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

lapar/o

A

abdomen

laparoscopy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

palat/o

A

Hard and soft palat

palatoplasty

21
Q

or/o, stomat/o

A

mouth

oral, stomatitis

22
Q

pancreat/o

pancreas

A

pancreatitis

organ under the stomach, produces insulin

23
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx

throat

24
Q

proct/o

A

anus, and rectum

proctologist

25
Q

Pylor/o

A

Pyloric Sphincter
Sphincter from the stomach to the cecum
pyloroplasty

26
Q

rect/o

Rectum

A

Connecting the lower part of the colon with the anus

rectocele

27
Q

Sialaden/o

A

Salivary Gland

sialadenitis

28
Q

Sigmoid/o

A

Sigmoid colon
Last part of the large intestine
sigmoidoscopy

29
Q

uvul/o

A

uvula

uvulectomy

30
Q

Amyl/o

A

Starch, enzyme

amylase

31
Q

bil/i, chol/e

A

bile, gall

biliary, cholelithiasis

32
Q

bilirubin/o

A

bilirubin (bile pigment)

hyperbilirubinemia

33
Q

Gluc/o, Glyc/o

A

Sugar

Gluconeogenesis, Hyperglycemia

34
Q

Glycogen/o

A

Glycogen, animal starch

glycogenolysis

35
Q

Sail/o

A

saliva, salivary

sialoith

36
Q

steat/o, lip/o

A

fat

37
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

38
Q

-chezia

A

defecation

39
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition

40
Q

-prandial

A

meal

postprandial

41
Q

-ectasis, -ectasia

A

dilation, widening

cholangiectasis

42
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

hematemesis

43
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

dyspepsia

44
Q

-phagia

A

digestion

polyphagia

45
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

hemoptysis

46
Q

-rrhage, rrhagia

A

bursting forth

hemorrhage

47
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscles

pylorospasm

48
Q

-tersia

A

opening

Medical Terminology Term 1 (42 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions