prefix and suffix terminology Flashcards
(94 cards)
1
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an/o
A
anus
2
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append/o, appendic/o
A
appendix
3
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bucc/o
A
cheek
4
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cec/o
A
cecum
5
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celi/o
A
belly,abdomen
6
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cheil/o
A
lip
7
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cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
8
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choledoch/o
A
common bile duct
9
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col/o
A
colon/o
10
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dent/i
A
tooth
11
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duoden/o
A
duodenum
12
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enter/o
A
intestines, usually small intestine
13
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esophag/o
A
esophagus
14
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faci/o
A
face
15
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gastr/o
A
stomach
16
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gingiv/o
A
gums
17
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gloss/o
A
tongue
18
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hepat/o
A
liver
19
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ile/o
A
ileum
20
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jejun/o
A
jejunum
21
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labi/o
A
lip
22
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lapar/o
A
abdomen
23
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lingu/o
A
tongue
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mandibul/o
A
lower jaw, mandible
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odont/o
tooth
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or/o
mouth
27
palat/o
palate
28
pancreat/o
pancreas
29
peritone/o
peritoneum
30
pharyng/o
throat
31
proct/o
anus and rectum
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pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
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rect/o
rectum
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sialaden/o
salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
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stomat/o
mouth
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uvul/o
uvula
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amyl/o
starch
39
bil/i
gall, bile
40
bilirubin/o
bilirubin (bile pigment)
41
chol/e
gall, bile
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chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
43
gluc/o
| glyc/o
sugar
44
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
45
lip/o
fat
46
lith/o
stone
47
prote/o
protein
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py/o
pus
49
sial/o
saliva, salivary
50
steat/o
fat
51
-ase
enzyme
52
-chezia
defecation, elimination of wastes
53
-iasis
abnormal condition
54
-prandial
meal
55
-ectasis, -ectasia
dilation, widening,stretching,expansion
56
-emesis
vomiting
57
-pepsia
digestion
58
-phagia
eating, swallowing
59
-plasty
surgical repair
60
-ptysis
spitting
61
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
62
-rrhaphy
suture
63
-rrhea
flow, discharge
64
-spasm
involuntary contraction of muscles
65
-stasis
stopping; controlling
66
-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
67
-tresia
opening
68
Suffixes that are also used alone as separate terms:
```
Emesis (emetic)
Lysis
Spasm
Stasis
Stenosis
```
69
Which term means difficulty in swallowing?
Dysphagia
70
which team means to control or stop bleeding
Hematoma
71
splen/o
spleen
72
cholangi/o
bile duct (vessel)
73
Which term means enlarged liver?
Hepatomegaly
74
Laboratory tests
Amylase and lipase tests: tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in blood
Liver function tests (LFTs): tests for enzymes and bilirubin in blood
Stool culture: test for microorganisms in stool
Stool guaiac test or Hemoccult test: test to detect blood in feces
75
Which of the following tests for the clear fluid that remains after blood has clotted (serum)?
Stool guaiac
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Gastric bypass or bariatric surgery:
reduces stomach size
77
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
visual examination of the GI tract
78
Laparoscopy:
visual examination of the abdomen
79
Liver biopsy:
removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination
80
Nasogastric intubation:
insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach
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Paracentesis (abdominocentesis):
puncture to remove fluid from abdomen
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Which procedure is a surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen?
Abdominocentesis
83
centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
84
-emia
blood condition
85
-genesis
producing; forming
86
-graphy
process of recording
87
-lysis
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
88
-pathy
disease; emotion
89
-orexia
appetite
90
-ptosis
droop; sag; prolapse; fall
91
rrhaphy
suture
92
-scopy
visual examination
93
stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
94
-tomy
process of cutting
