Getting to the root of it
heart
cardi/o
hyper-
inflammation
itis
vomit
emesis
disease or disorder of the heart
cardiopathy
liver
hepat/o
without
a-, an-
abnormal enlargement
-megaly
swelling
edema
kidney tumor
nephroma
joint
arthr/o
bad, painful, or difficult
dys-
tumor
-oma
tissue death
necrosis
specialist in the study of the stomach and small intestine
gastroenterologist
tissue
hist/o
surrounding
peri-
pain/discomfort
-algia
lack of blood flow
ischemia
surgical incision of the spleen
splenotomy
abdomen
lapar/o
slow
brady-
artificial opening
-ostomy
excessive sweating
diaphoresis
visual examination of the abdomen
laparoscopy