Hlth 125 Chapter 8 Word Surgery Questions and Correct Answers

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Hlth 125 Chapter 8 Word Surgery Questions
and Correct Answers
absorption Ans: absorpt: to take in

-ion: process

amylase Ans: amyl: starch

-ase: enzyme

anabolism Ans: anabol: a building up

-ism: condition

anorexia Ans: an-: lack of

-orexia: appetite

appendectomy Ans: append: appendix

-ectomy: surgical excision

appendicitis Ans: appendic: appendix

-itis: inflammation

biliary Ans: bil/i: gall, bile



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-ary: pertaining to

buccal Ans: bucc: cheek

-al: pertaining to

catabolism Ans: catabol: a casting down

-ism: condition

celiac Ans: celi: abdomen, belly

-ac: pertaining to

cheilosis Ans: cheil: lip

-osis: condition

cholecystectomy Ans: chol/e: gall, bile

cyst: bladder

-ectomy: surgical excision

cholecystitis Ans: chol/e: gall, bile

cyst: bladder

-itis: inflammation




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