Medical Terminology: Chapter 8
Name:
Combining Forms
-itis
Aer/o
-graphy
An/o
-lithiasis
Cholangi/o
-ologist
Chole/o
-osis
Cholecyst/o
-ostomy
Choledoct/o
-otomy
Col/o or Colon/o
-pepsia
Duoden/o
-pexy
Enter/o
-phagia
Esophag/o
-plasty
Gastr/o
-rrhagia
Gingiv/o
-rrhaphy
Hemat/o
-rrhea
Hepat/o
-scopy
Ile/o
Prefixes
Lith/o
Anti-
Myc/o
Dys-
Odont/o
Hyper-
Orth/o
Peri-
Palat/o
Medical Specialties
Proct/o
Bariatrics-
Pyr/o
Sigmoid/o
Stomat/o or -stoma
Xer/o
Suffixes
-algia
-ectomy
-ia
DentistGastroenterologistOrthodonistPeriodontistProctologist-
Medical Terminology: Chapter 8
Name:
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa-
Obesity-
Bulemia Nervosa-
Morbid Obesity-
Indigestion and Vomiting
_______________ (excessive) air swallowing
(while eating/drinking)
Emesis-
_______________ bad/difficult digestion;
(indigestion)
Antiemetic_______________vomiting of blood
Regurgitation_______________excessive vomiting (that can
lead to dehydration)
Eructation-
Diagnostic Procedures
___________________process of recording or
___________________visual examination of the
taking a picture of the bile
colon (Hint: use colon/o)
vessel
___________________visual examination of the
___________________visual examination of the
sigmoid (colon)
esophagus, stomach, and
___________________visual examination of anus
duodenum
(and rectum)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For each station, please read the directions located at each station & complete the word-building.
Station #1: Pathology of the Oral Cavity
___________________abnormal condition of mouth fungus (any disease related to fungus in the
mouth)
___________________bleeding from the mouth
___________________inflammation of the gums
___________________condition of dry mouth (Hint: use –stoma)
*Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Medical Terminology: Chapter 8
Name:
Treatments
___________________surgical repair of the palate (cleft lip and palate)
___________________surgical repair of the mouth
___________________surgical removal of the (diseased) gums
Pathology of the Esophagus
___________________ bad/difficult swallowing
___________________abnormal condition of fire/burning (heartburn)
*Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Pathology of the Stomach
___________________inflammation of the stomach
___________________inflammation of the stomach and small intestines
___________________abnormal flow/discharge (of secretions/mucus) from the stomach
Treatments
___________________surgical removal (of all or part) of the stomach
___________________surgical creation of an opening into the stomach (to insert a feeding tube from
the abdomen into the stomach)
Station #2: Pathology of the Intestines
___________________inflammation of the small intestines
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
*Ulcerative Colitis-
*Crohn’s Disease-
*Diverticulosis-
___________________inflammation of the diverticula (Hint: use the combining form diverticul/o)
Medical Terminology: Chapter 8
Name:
Intestinal Obstructions
*Volvulus-
*Intussusception
Treatments
___________________surgical removal of diverticula (Hint: use the combining form diverticul/o)
___________________surgical creation of an opening (between the) stomach (and) duodenum
___________________surgical removal (of all or part) of the colon
___________________surgical creation of an opening from the ileum (to outside the abdomen)
___________________surgical creation of an opening from the colon (to outside the abdomen)
Station #3: Pathology of the Anus & Rectum
*Anal fissure*MelenaTreatments (for other anal/rectal pathologies)
___________________surgical removal of the
rectum
___________________surgical fixation of a
(prolapsed) rectum
___________________surgical repair of the
rectum
Pathology of the Liver & Gallbladder
*Jaundice*Cirrhosis___________________inflammation of the liver
___________________inflammation of a bile
vessel
___________________pain in the gallbladder
___________________inflammation of the
gallbladder
___________________presence of gallstones