102 Medical Terminology: Mastering the Basics Term Dissection Word Part/Meaning Term Defi nition 27. hematemesis (HĒ-mă-TĔM-ĕ-sĭs) hemat/emesis hemat = blood emesis = vomiting vomiting of blood 28. hepatitis (hĕp-ă-TĪ-tĭs) hepat/itis hepat = liver itis = infl ammation infl ammation of the liver 29. hepatomegaly (HĔP-ă-tō-MĔG-ă-lē) hepat/o/megaly hepat = liver megaly = enlargement enlargement of the liver 30. laparoscope (LĂP-ă-rō-skōp) lapar/o/scope lapar = abdomen scope = instrument used to observe instrument used to observe the abdomen 31. laparoscopy (lăp-ă-RŎS-kō-pē) lapar/o/scopy lapar = abdomen scopy = process of observing process of observing the abdomen 32. organomegaly (ŏr-gă-nō-MĔG-ă-lē) organ/o/megaly organ = organ megaly = enlargement enlargement of an organ 33. oropharynx (or-ō-FĂR-inks) or/o/pharynx or = mouth pharynx = pharynx throat mouth and throat 34. pancreatography (păn-krē-ă-TŎG-ră-fē) pancreat/o/graphy pancreat = pancreas graphy = process of recording an image process of recording an image of the pancreas 35. polyposis (pŏl-ĭ-PŌ-sĭs) polyp/osis polyp = polyp osis = abnormal condition abnormal condition of polyps 36. proctoplasty (PRŎK-tō-plăs-tē) proct/o/plasty proct = anus and rectum plasty = surgical repair surgical repair of the anus and rectum 37. rectoscope (RĔK-tō-skōp) rect/o/scope rect = rectum scope = instrument used to observe instrument used to observe the rectum 38. sialorrhea (sī-ă-lō-RĒ-ă) sial/o/rrhea sial = saliva rrhea = fl ow discharge fl ow or discharge of saliva 39. sigmoidoscopy (sĭg-moy-DŎS-kō-pē) sigmoid/o/scopy sigmoid = sigmoid colon scopy = process of observing process of observing the sigmoid colon Prefi xes = Green Root Words = Red Suffi xes = Blue Using the pronunciation guide in the Breaking Down and Building chart, practice saying each medical term aloud. To hear the pronunciation of each term, go to the Pronounce It activity at the G-W companion website. Studying medical terminology is similar to learning a foreign language. At first, pronouncing new medical terms can be challenging. To develop fluency, it is necessary to practice pronouncing the terms until you are comfortable saying them aloud.
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