Subject |
Date Published |
Contributer |
Language |
Total Questions |
File Name |
Medical |
14th February 2009 |
Yves |
USA |
193 |
wbe64.zip |
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Nemo James - Singer Songwriter
abdomin/o |
Used to form words about the abdomen |
abdominal |
Adjective that means pertaining to the abdomen |
abdominocentesis |
Tapping or surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid or blood |
aerophagy or acrophagia |
Air swallowing |
after meals (postcibal) |
PC |
amni/o, refers to the amnion |
The prective sac that surrounds the fetus |
amniocentesis |
Tapping or puncturing protective sac to remove cells for genetic testing |
amylase |
Breaks down starch into simple sugar |
-ase |
Suffix used to indicate an enzyme |
atresia |
Congenital closure of a tubular organ |
bar/o |
Refers to weight |
bariatrics |
Medical practice that specializes in the prevention and treatment of obesity |
barium enema |
BE |
before meals (antecibal) |
Ac |
bil/i |
Combining form for bile |
bilirubin |
Yellow bile pigment derived from the breakdown of worn-out red blood cells |
bowel movement |
BM |
bradyphagia |
Abnormally slow swallowing |
by mouth (per os) |
Po |
carb/o |
Prefix indicates the presence of carbon in a substance |
carbohydrates or glucose |
Breakdown of ___ produces energy for the body |
cardiocentesis |
Surgical puncture of the heart |
-cele |
Suffix meaning hernia |
centesis |
Surgical puncture |
chol/e |
Combining form for gall or bile |
cholecyst |
Medical name for gallbladder |
cholecyst/o |
Combining form for gallbladder |
cholecystectomy |
Usually the presence of a gallstone calls for the excision of the gallbladder |
cholecystitis |
Gallstones can result in inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecyst) |