Combining Forms
Operations
Breathing
Guts
Misc.
100
These two combining forms refer to the tongue.
What is lingu/o and gloss/o?
100
Surgical fixation of a movable liver to the abdominal wall.
What is hepatopexy?
100
A collection of air in the chest cavity.
What is pneumothorax?
100
These two medical terms describe pain the stomach.
What are gastrodynia and gastralgia?
100
In the term "expectorate", the root "pectorat" means this.
What is cough up?
200
This combining form refers to saliva.
What is sial/o?
200
An incision into the trachea.
What is tracheotomy?
200
The medical term for the "windpipe."
What is the trachea?
200
Inflammation of the small intestine and the stomach.
What is gastroenteritis?
200
The term "sigmoid" means this.
What is "s-shaped"?
300
These two combining forms refer to the lip.
What are cheil/o and labi/o?
300
In the term "cholecystectomy", the combining form chol/e means this.
What is gall (bile)?
300
In the term "inhalation", the root "halat" means this.
What is "to draw in"?
300
Difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
300
Discharge from the nose.
What is rhinorrhea?
400
This combining form refers to the gums.
What is gingiv/o?
400
A NEW opening into the trachea.
What is a tracheostomy?
400
The collapsed or airless state of the lung.
What is atelectasis?
400
Twisting of the bowel on itself that causes an obstruction.
What is a volvus?
400
In the term dysponia, the root "phon" means this.
What is voice?
500
These two combining forms refer to the appendix.
What are append/o and appendic/o?
500
Surgical excision of a part of the colon.
What is a colectomy?
500
The inability to breathe unless in an upright or straight position.
What is orthopnea?
500
Difficulty in digestion. Also known as indigestion.
What is dyspepsia?
500
The medical term for chewing.
What is mastication?
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