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What does the term or/o..stomat/o refer to?
What does the term or/o..stomat/o refer to?
mouth
What does pancreat/o refer to?
What does pancreat/o refer to?
pancreas
What does cholecyst/o mean?
What does cholecyst/o mean?
gallbladder
What is hepat/o related to?
What is hepat/o related to?
What does proct/o.rect/o.an/o refer to?
What does proct/o.rect/o.an/o refer to?
What does col/o.colon stand for?
What does col/o.colon stand for?
What does the term enter describe?
What does the term enter describe?
What is gastr related to?
What is gastr related to?
What does esophag/o indicate?
What does esophag/o indicate?
What does pharyng/o refer to?
What does pharyng/o refer to?
What is an/o associated with?
What is an/o associated with?
What does chol/e mean?
What does chol/e mean?
What is emesis?
What is emesis?
What does lithiasis refer to?
What does lithiasis refer to?
What does pepsia mean?
What does pepsia mean?
What is phagia associated with?
What is phagia associated with?
What does proct/o refer to?
What does proct/o refer to?
What does rect signify?
What does rect signify?
What does sigmoid/o mean?
What does sigmoid/o mean?
What are labios or labia?
What are labios or labia?
What does odonti refer to?
What does odonti refer to?
What does peri mean?
What does peri mean?
What does periodontium refer to?
What does periodontium refer to?
What does metabol signify?
What does metabol signify?
What does mastication mean?
What does mastication mean?
What is a bolus?
What is a bolus?
What does orth refer to?
What does orth refer to?
What does odont refer to?
What does odont refer to?
What does cheil/o denote?
What does cheil/o denote?
What does plakia mean?
What does plakia mean?
What does stomat/o refer to?
What does stomat/o refer to?
What does xer/o signify?
What does xer/o signify?
What does halit refer to?
What does halit refer to?
What does hiat mean?
What does hiat mean?
What does de mean?
What does de mean?
What does hydra refer to?
What does hydra refer to?
What does -tion signify?
What does -tion signify?
What does mall mean?
What does mall mean?
What does pepsia refer to in medical terminology?
What does pepsia refer to in medical terminology?
What does aer/o represent?
What does aer/o represent?
What does diverticulum mean?
What does diverticulum mean?
What does intussucept mean?
What does intussucept mean?
What does inguin refer to?
What does inguin refer to?
What does steat/o refer to?
What does steat/o refer to?
What is cirrhosis?
What is cirrhosis?
What does cirrh mean?
What does cirrh mean?
What does cholangi/o refer to?
What does cholangi/o refer to?
What does choledoch/o mean?
What does choledoch/o mean?
What is choledocholithotomy?
What is choledocholithotomy?
Study Notes
Word Roots and Definitions
- or/o, stomat/o: Refers to the mouth.
- pancreat/o: Denotes the pancreas.
- cholecyst/o: Indicates the gallbladder.
- hepat/o: Represents the liver.
- proct/o, rect/o, an/o: Relates to the rectum and anus.
- col/o, colon: Signifies the large intestine.
- enter: Pertains to the small intestine.
- gastr: Refers to the stomach.
- esophag/o: Indicates the esophagus.
- pharyng/o: Refers to the pharynx.
- an/o: Signifies anus or ring structure.
- chol/e: Relates to bile or gall.
Medical Terminology
- emesis: Represents the act of vomiting.
- lithiasis: Refers to the presence of stones within the body.
- pepsia: Pertains to digestion.
- phagia: Indicates eating or swallowing.
- proct/o: Refers to the anus and rectum.
- rect: Implies straight or pertains to the rectum.
- sigmoid/o: Indicates the sigmoid colon.
Specialized Terms
- labios, labia: Relate to lips.
- odonti: Refers to teeth.
- peri: Signifies surroundings.
- periodontium: Describes structures that surround, support, and attach to the teeth.
- metabol: Means change.
- mastication: Refers to the process of chewing.
- bouls: Represents the mass of food ready to be swallowed.
- orth: Implies straight or normal.
- odont: Refers specifically to a tooth.
- cheil/o: Indicates lips.
Descriptive Terms
- plakia: Refers to plaque.
- stomat/o: Represents the mouth or oral cavity.
- xer/o: Pertains to dryness.
- halit: Refers to breath.
- hiat: Indicates an opening.
- de: Implies removal.
- hydra: Pertains to water.
- tion: Refers to the process of an action.
Additional Terms
- mall: Indicates bad or poor quality.
- aer/o: Refers to air.
- diverticulum: Defines a small pouch in the lining of a tubular organ.
- intussucept: Means to receive or take up within.
- inguin: Refers to the groin area.
- steat/o: Pertains to fat.
- cirrhosis: Describes chronic degeneration disease of the liver.
- cirrh: Indicates yellow or orange hue.
- cholangi/o: Refers to bile ducts.
- choledoch/o: Defines the common bile duct.
- choledocholithotomy: Surgical incision into the common bile duct to remove gallstones.
Surgical Terms
- pro: Indicates in favor of or supporting.
- emet: Refers to the act of vomiting.
- pexy: Implies surgical fixation.
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