Medical Terminology Simplified

Answer Key • APPENDIX B 579

Section Review 6–3

Competency Verification, Figure 6–3

Small intestine and colon, page 235.

1.duodenum 4.ascending colon 7. sigmoid colon

2.jejunum 5.transverse colon 8.rectum

3.ileum 6.descending colon 9.anus

Section Review 6–4

1.enter/o 4.-spasm 7.jejun/o 10.-stomy 13.-rrhaphy

2.-tome 5.ile/o 8.col/o, colon/o 11.proct/o 14.-tomy

3.rect/o 6.-scopy 9.duoden/o 12.-stenosis 15.sigmoid/o

Section Review 6–5

Term Meaning

1. duoden/o/scopy -scopy: visual examination; duodenum (first part of the small intestine)


2. appendic/itis -itis: inflammation; appendix


3. enter/o/pathy -pathy: disease; intestine (usually small intestine)


4. col/o/stomy -stomy: forming an opening (mouth); colon


5. rect/o/cele -cele: hernia, swelling; rectum


6. sigmoid/o/tomy -tomy: incision; sigmoid colon


7. proct/o/logist -logist: specialist in the study of; anus, rectum


8. jejun/o/rrhaphy -rrhaphy: suture; jejunum (second part of the small intestine)


9. append/ectomy -ectomy: excision, removal; appendix


10. ile/o/stomy -stomy: forming an opening (mouth); ileum (third part of the small intestine)

Term Meaning

1. hepat/itis -itis: inflammation; liver


2. hepat/o/megaly -megaly: enlargement; liver


3. chol/e/lith -lith: stone, calculus; bile, gall


4. cholangi/ole -ole: small, minute; bile vessel


5. cholecyst/ectomy -ectomy: excision, removal; gallbladder


6. post/prandial -prandial: meal; after, behind


7. chol/e/lith/iasis -iasis: abnormal condition (produced by something specified); bile, gall;
   stone, calculus


8. choledoch/o/tomy -tomy: incision; bile duct


9. pancreat/o/lith -lith: stone, calculus; pancreas


10. pancreat/itis -itis: inflammation; pancreas

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