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Medical Terminology
Digestive and Urinary Systems
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Health Care
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09/10/2025
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Term
gastr-
 Definition
stomach
Term
enter-
 Definition
intestine
Term
hepat-
 Definition
liver
Term
chol-
 Definition
bile
Term
proct-
 Definition
rectum/anus
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endo-
 Definition
within
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nephr-
 Definition
kidney
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cyst-
 Definition
bladder/sac
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urethr-
 Definition
urethra
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vesic-
 Definition
bladder/sac
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dys-
 Definition
paineful, abnormal, difficult
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poly-
 Definition
many/much
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a (an)
 Definition
absence of/without
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dia-
 Definition
through/complete
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia/protrusion
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision
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-gram
 Definition
the record of radiographic images
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-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-ia
 Definition
condition of/disease state/abnormal
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-iasis
 Definition
condition
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-itis
 Definition
inflamation
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-lith
 Definition
stone
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist who studies and treats
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
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-phagia
 Definition
eating/swallowing
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse/drooping
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing/reparing
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow/discharge
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-scope
 Definition
instrument used for visualization
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-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing/visualization
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-stomy
 Definition
creation of an artifical opening
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-tomy
 Definition
incision/cut into
Term
-emia
 Definition
in the blood
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-esis
 Definition
condition
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-lysis
 Definition
lossening/dissoultion/separting
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixaction/suspension
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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-uria
 Definition
urine/urination
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
an/o
 Definition
anus
Term

append/o

appendic/o

 Definition
appendix
Term
cheil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
chol/e
 Definition
gall/bile
Term
cholecyct/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term

col/o

colon/o

 Definition

colon

large intestine
Term
dent/i
 Definition
tooth
Term
duoden/o
 Definition
duoden (1st part of small intestine)
Term
enter/0
 Definition
intestines (small)
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