Medical Terminology- Body Systems Appendix 1

Phleb/o means

• artery

• vein

• phlegm

• pharynx

Arteriosclerosis

• Narrowing of the largest artery

• Dilation of the arteries

• Hardening of the arteries

Cholecyst/o means

• uterus

• bladder

• gallbladder

stomat/o and or/o

• stomach

• mouth

• teeth

• tomato

proct/o

• anus/rectum

• pancreas

• peritoneum

Duodenum

• second part of the small intestine

• first part of the small intestine

• large intestine

Term for stomach pain

• gastritis

• gastroscopy

• gastralgia

• stomatitis

Abnormal condition of pouches or sacs in the wall of the intestine

• hepatitis

• diverticulosis

• IBS

• jaundice

oophor/o

• uterus

• egg

• ovary

Enlargement of the thyroid gland

• acromegaly

• Goiter

• Cushing's syndrome