Medical Terminology Simplified

6–22 Recall that -logistmeans specialist in the study of.The gastr/o/logist,

enter/o/logist,and gastr/o/enter/o/logist are medical specialists who diagnose and

treat digestive disorders.

Build medical words that mean specialist who treats

stomach disorders:____________________ / _____ / ____________________

intestin/al disorders:____________________ / _____ / ____________________

stomach and intestin/al disorders:____________________ / _____ /

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

6–23 Use -logyor -logistto form medical words that mean

study of the stomach:____________________ / _____ / __________

specialist in the study of stomach and intestines:____________________ / _____ /

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

6–24 The specialist who diagnoses and treats stomach disorders is a

____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

6–25 Standardized abbreviations are commonly used in medical reports and

insurance claims. Abbreviations are summarized at the end of each chapter and in

Appendix E: Abbreviations, page 613. If needed, use one of those references to com-

plete this frame.

BM: ____________________ ____________________

FBS:____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Dx: ____________________

GI: ____________________ / _____ / ____________________ / __________

6–26 Most of us take our teeth for granted. We do not think about the important

mechanical function they perform in the first step of the digestive process—breaking

food down into smaller pieces.

The CFs for teeth are __________ / _____ and ____________________ / _____.

6–27 A dent/ist specializes in the prevention, Dx, and treatment of diseases of the

teeth and gums. Dentistry is the branch of medicine dealing with the care of the

____________________and __________. The abbreviation Dxmeans

____________________.

6–28 Odont/algia literally means __________ in a

____________________.

A toothache is another word for odont/o/dynia or ____________________ /

__________.

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gastr/o/logist

găs-TRŎL-ō-jĭst

enter/o/logist

ĕn-tĕr-ŎL-ō-jīst

gastr/o/enter/o/logist

găs-trō-ĕn-tĕr-ŎL-ō-jĭst

bowel movement

fasting blood sugar

diagnosis

dī-ăg-NŌ-sĭs

gastr/o/intestin/al

găs-trō-ĭn-TĔS-tĭn-ăl

dent/o, odont/o

teeth, gums, diagnosis

dī-ăg-NŌ-sĭs

pain, tooth

odont/algia

ō-dŏn-TĂL-jē-ă

gastr/o/logy

găs-TRŎL-ō-jē

gastr/o/enter/o/logist

găs-trō-ĕn-tĕr-ŎL-ō-jĭst

gastr/o/logist

găs-TRŎL-ō-jĭst