Answer Key • APPENDIX B 581Word Elements Chapter Review
Medical Term Word Elements Meaning- anorexia an- (P) without, not
-orexia (S) appetite - appendicitis appendic (WR) appendix
-itis (S) inflammation - cholangiography cholangi/o (CF) bile vessel
-graphy (S) process of recording - cholecystectomy cholecyst (WR) gallbladder
-ectomy (S) excision, removal - choledochotomy choledoch/o (CF) bile duct
-tomy (S) incision - cirrhosis cirrh (WR) yellow
-osis (S) abnormal condition; increase (used primarily
with blood cells) - colonoscopy colon/o (CF) colon
-scopy (S) visual examination - colostomy col/o (CF) colon
-stomy (S) forming an opening (mouth) - duodenorrhaphy duoden/o (CF) duodenum
-rrhaphy (S) suture - enteropathy enter/o (CF) intestine (usually small intestine)
-pathy (S) disease - gastroenterologist gastr/o (CF) stomach
enter/o (CF) intestine (usually small intestine)
-logist (S) specialist in the study of - gingivitis gingiv (WR) gum(s)
-itis (S) inflammation - hematemesis hemat (WR) blood
-emesis (S) vomiting - hepatomegaly hepat/o (CF) liver
-megaly (S) enlargement - ileostomy ile/o (CF) ileum
-stomy (S) forming an opening (mouth) - jejunorrhaphy jejun/o (CF) jejunum
-rrhaphy (S) suture
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