Medical Terminology Simplified

6–98 Most absorption of food takes place in the third part of the small intestine,

which is the ____________________.

6–99 Crohn disease, a chronic inflammation of the ile/um, may affect any part of

the intestinal tract. This disease is distinguished from closely related bowel disorders

by its inflammatory pattern; it is also called regional ile/itis.

Ile/itis is an ____________________of the____________________.

6–100 Enter/al means pertaining to the intestine (usually the small intestine).

From enter/al,construct the CF for intestine.

____________________ / _____

6–101 Build medical terms that mean

excision of intestine (usually small):____________________ / ____________________

suture of intestine (such as an intestinal wound):

____________________ / _____ / __________

6–102 Enter/itis is an ____________________of the____________________

(usually small).

6–103 Continue labeling Figure 6–3 as you read the following: The large intes-

tine, also called the colon, extends from the ileum of the small intestine to the anus.

The colon consists of four segments: (4) ascending colon,(5) transverse colon,

(6) descending colon,and (7)sigmoid colon.

6–104 The CF col/orefers to the colon.

Form medical words that mean

excision of the colon:__________ / _________________________

inflammation of the colon:__________ / __________

incision into the colon:__________ / _____ / __________

6–105 Col/o/stomy is the surgical creation of an opening into the colon

(through the surface of the abdomen). It may be temporary or permanent and may

be performed as treatment for CA or diverticul/itis. Col/o/stomy allows elimination

of feces into a bag attached to the skin. (See Fig. 6–4.)

Build medical terms that mean

forming an opening (mouth) into the colon:

__________ / _____ / ____________________

suture of the colon:__________ / _____ / ____________________

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

238 CHAPTER 6• Digestive System

ileum

ĬL-ē-ŭm

inflammation, ileum

ĬL-ē-ŭm

enter/o

enter/ectomy

ĕn-tĕr-ĔK-tō-mē

enter/o/rrhaphy

ĕn-tĕr-OR-ă-fē

col/ectomy

kō-LĔK-tō-mē

col/itis

kō-Lī-tĭs

col/o/tomy

kō-LŎT-ō-mē

inflammation, intestine

col/o/stomy

kō-LŎS-tō-mē

col/o/rrhaphy

kō-LOR-ă-fē