Chapter 5: terms

Question 1

an/o

Answer 1

anus

Question 2

append/o

Answer 2

appendix

-> appendectomy

Question 3

appendic/o

Answer 3

appendicitis

Question 4

bucc/o

Answer 4

cheek

-> buccalmucosa: a muscosa is a mucous membrane lining cavities or canals that open to the outside of the body

Question 5

cec/o

Answer 5

cecum

Question 6

celi/o

Answer 6

belly, abdomen
-> celiac: celiac disease is damage to the lining of the small intestine, occurring as a reaction to eating gluten

-abdomin/o and lapar/o also mean abdomen

Question 7

cheil/o

Answer 7

lip

• > cheilosis
• > Labi/o also means lip

Question 8

cholecyst/o

Answer 8

gallbladder
-> cholecystectomy
chol/e= gall, bile

Question 9

choledoch/o

Answer 9

common bile duct

-> choledochotomy

Question 10

col/o

Answer 10

colon
-> colostomy: the suffix -stomy, when used with a combining form for an organ, means an opening to the outside of the body. A stoma is an opening between an organ and the surface of the body

Question 11

colon/o

Answer 11

colon

-> colonic

Question 12

dent/i

Answer 12

tooth

• > dentibuccal
• Odont/o also means tooth

Question 13

duoden/o

Answer 13

duodenum

Question 14

enter/o

Answer 14

intestines, usually small intestine
-> enteroenterostomy: new opening between 2 previously unconnected parts of the small intestine. this is an ANASTOMOSIS. which is any surgical connection btwn 2 parts, such as vessels, ducts, or bowel segments

-mesentery: part of the double fold of peritoneum that stretches around the organs in the abdomen, the mesentery holds the organs in place

Question 15

cholecyst/o

Answer 15

gallbladder

Question 16

cyst/o

Answer 16

urinary bladder

Question 17

esophag/o

Answer 17

esophagus

Question 18

faci/o

Answer 18

face

Question 19

gastr/o

Answer 19

stomach

Question 20

gingiv/o

Answer 20

gums

Question 21

gloss/o

Answer 21

tongue

Question 22

hepat/o

Answer 22

liver

Question 23

ile/o

Answer 23

ileum

Question 24

jejun/o

Answer 24

jejunum

-> choledochojejunostomy: an anastomosis

Question 25

labi/o

Answer 25

lip

Question 26

lapar/o

Answer 26

abdomen

Question 27

lingu/o

Answer 27

tongue | -> sublingual

Question 28

mandibul/o

Answer 28

lower jaw, mandible | -> submandibular

Question 29

odont/o

Answer 29

tooth - > orthodontist - > periodontist

Question 30

ileum

Answer 30

third part of small intestine

Question 31

ilium

Answer 31

uppermost and largest part of the pelvis (hip bone)

Question 32

or/o

Answer 32

mouth | -stomat/o also means mouth

Question 33

palat/o

Answer 33

palate | -> palatoplasty: procedure to repair cleft palate and cleft lip; repair of a cleft palate

Question 34

pancreat/o

Answer 34

pancreas

Question 35

peritone/o

Answer 35

peritoneum | ->peritonitis

Question 36

pharyng/o

Answer 36

throat - >pharyngeal - > palatopharyngoplasty: used to treat cases of snoring or sleep apnea caused by obstructions in the throat or nose

Question 37

proct/o

Answer 37

anus and rectum | -> proctologist

Question 38

pylor/o

Answer 38

pyloric sphincter | -> pyloroplasty

Question 39

rect/o

Answer 39

rectum

Question 40

sialaden/o

Answer 40

salivary gland | -> sialadenitis

Question 41

sigmoid/o

Answer 41

sigmoid colon

Question 42

stomat/o

Answer 42

mouth | -> stomatitis

Question 43

uvul/o

Answer 43

uvula | -> uvul ectomy

Question 44

amyl/o

Answer 44

starch | ->amylase: the suffix -ASE means enzyme

Question 45

bil/i

Answer 45

gall, bile -> biliary: The biliary tract includes the organs (liver and gallbladder) and ducts (hepatic, cystic, and common bile ducts) that secrete, store, and empty bile into the duodenum

Question 46

bilirubin/o

Answer 46

bilirubin (bile pigment) | -> hyperbilirubinemia

Question 47

chol/e

Answer 47

gall, bile | -> cholelithiasis: lith/o means stone or calculus; -iasis means abnormal condition

Question 48

chlorhydr/o

Answer 48

hydrochloric acid | -> achlorhydria: absence of gastric juice is associated with gastric carcinoma

Question 49

gluc/o

Answer 49

glucose | -gluconeogenesis: liver cells make new sugar from fats and proteins

Question 50

glyc/o

Answer 50

sugar | -> hyperglycemia

Question 51

glycogen/o

Answer 51

glycogen, animal starch | -> glycogenolysis: liver cells change glycogen back to glucose when blood sugar levels drop

Question 52

lip/o

Answer 52

fat, lipid

Question 53

lith/o

Answer 53

stone

Question 54

prote/o

Answer 54

protein

Question 55

py/o

Answer 55

pyorrhea: periodontitis; an advanced stage of periodontal disease (gingivitis)

Question 56

sial/o

Answer 56

saliva, salivary

Question 57

steat/o

Answer 57

fat | -> steatorrhea: improperly digested (malabsorbed) fats will appear in the feces

Question 58

pyorrhea

Answer 58

is discharge of pus from gums

Question 59

pyuria

Answer 59

is presence of pus in urine (sign of urinary tract infection)

Question 60

Suffixe: | -ase

Answer 60

enzyme | -> lipase

Question 61

Suffixe: | -chezia

Answer 61

defecation, elimination of wastes | -> hematochezia

Question 62

Suffixe: | -iasis

Answer 62

abnormal condition

Question 63

Suffixe: | -prandial

Answer 63

meal