Chapter 3 The Digestive System 103 Audio Activity: Pronounce It Directions: At the companion website, listen as each medical term shown below is pronounced. Practice pronouncing the terms until you are comfortable saying them aloud. aphagia (ă-FĀ-jĕ-ă) carcinoma (kӓr-sĭ-NŌ-mă) celiectomy (sē-lē-ĔK-tō-mē) cholecystitis (KŌ-lĕ-sĭs-TĪ-tĭs) cholelithiasis (KŌ-lĕ-lĭ-THĪ-ă-sĭs) colitis (kō-LĪ-tĭs) colonoscopy (kō-lŏn-ŎS-kō-pē) colostomy (kō-LŎS-tō-mē) diarrhea (dī-ă-RĒ-ă) diverticulitis (DĪ-vĕr-tĭk-ū-LĪ-tĭs) diverticulosis (dī-vĕr-tĭk-ū-LŌ-sĭs) duodenal (dū-ŏ-DĒ-năl) (dū-ŎD-ĕn-ăl) dysentery (DĬS-ĕn-tĕr-ē) dyspepsia (dĭs-PĔP-sē-ă) dysphagia (dĭs-FĀ-jē-ă) enteritis (ĕn-tĕr-Ī-tĭs) epigastric (ĕp-ĭ-GĂS-trĭk) esophageal (ē-SŎF-ă-jē-ăl) esophagogastro- duodenoscopy (ē-SŎF-ă-gō-GĂS-trō- dū-ŏ-dĕ-NŎS-kō-pē) gastritis (găs-TRĪ-tĭs) gastrodynia (găs-trō-DĬN-ē-ă) gastroenterologist (găs-trō-ĕn-tĕr-ŎL-ō-jĭst) gastroenterology (găs-trō-ĕn-tĕr-ŎL-ō-jē) gastroesophageal (găs-trō-ĕ-SŎF-ă-jē-ăl) gingivitis (jĭn-jĭ-VĪ-tĭs) glossalgia (glŏs-ĂL-jē-ă) hematemesis (HĒ-mă-TĔM-ĕ-sĭs) hepatitis (hĕp-ă-TĪ-tĭs) hepatomegaly (HĔP-ă-tō-MĔG-ă-lē) laparoscope (LĂP-ă-rō-skōp) laparoscopy (lăp-ă-RŎS-kō-pē) organomegaly (ŏr-gă-nō-MĔG-ă-lē) oropharynx (or-ō-FĂR-inks) pancreatography (păn-krē-ă-TŎG-ră-fē) polyposis (pŏl-ĭ-PŌ-sĭs) proctoplasty (PRŎK-tō-plăs-tē) rectoscope (RĔK-tō-skōp) sialorrhea (sī-ă-lō-RĒ-ă) sigmoidoscopy (sĭg-moy-DŎS-kō-pē) Audio Activity: Spell It Directions: Cover the medical terms in the Pronounce It activity above with a sheet of paper. At the companion website, listen as the terms are read aloud. Correctly spell each term below. 1. ________________________________ 5. ________________________________ 2. ________________________________ 6. ________________________________ 3. ________________________________ 7. ________________________________ 4. ________________________________ 8. ________________________________
Previous Page Next Page