医学英语教程Chapter 6.docVIP

Chapter 6 Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology I. Introduction This chapter gives you practice in word building, while not introducing a large number of new terms. It uses many familiar terms from Chapter 5, which should give you a breather after your hard work. Study the new suffixes in Section II first and complete the meanings of the terms in Section II and III. Checking the meanings of the terms with a dictionary may prove helpful and add additional understanding. The information include in Section IV relates to the gastrointestinal system and will be useful for work in clinical or laboratory medical settings. Section V gives you examples of medical language in context. Congratulate yourself as you decipher medical sentences, operation reports, case studies, and other material. II. Suffixes Write the meaning of the medical term in the space provided Suffix meaning Terminology Meaning -ectasis, -ectasia stretching, dilation, bronchiectasis_____________________________ dilatation Bronchi/o means bronchial tubes lymphangiectasia____________________________ -emesis vomiting hematemesis_______________________________ Bright red blood is vomitted, often associated with esophageal varices or peptic ulcer. -lysis destruction, breakdown, hemolysis_________________________________ separation Red blood cells are destroyed -pepsia digestion dyspepsia_________________________________ -phagia eating, swallowing polyphagia_________________________________ Excessive appetite and uncontrolled eating dysphagia _________________________________ Difficult swallowing odynophagia____