Digestive system terms
Gastr/o | Stomach | Gastritis, Gastrectomy |
Hepat/o | Liver | Hepatitis (inflammation of), hepatoma (tumor of) |
Chol/e | Gall, bile | Cholecystitis, cholecystectomy (inflammation of, removal of gallbladder) |
Cyst/o | Bladder, sac | (see above) |
Emes/o | Vomit | Emesis (vomiting), emetic (stimulating vomiting), antiemetic (stopping vomiting) |
Lith/o | Stone | Cholelithotomy (removal of gall stones) |
Lapar/o | Abdominal wall | Laparotomy (cutting into the abdomen) |
-centesis | To puncture | Abdominocentesis (puncturing and draining) |
-tripsy | To crush | Cholelithotripsy (smashing gall stones with sound waves) |
-rrhea | Flow, discharge | Diarrhea |
-iasis (-osis) |
Abnormal condition | Cholelithiasis (presence of gall stones causing symptoms) |