medterm 2

• aero


  air, gas
• baro


  pressure
• chromo, chromato


  color, stain
• chrono


  time
• electro


  electricity
• ergo


  work
• phono


  sound, voice
• photo


  light
• radio


  radiation, x-ray
• sono


  sound
• thermo


  heat, temp
• -graph


  measurement for recording data
• -graphy


  act of recording data
• -gram


  record of data
• -meter


  instrument for measuring
• -metry


  measurement of
• -scope


  instrument for viewing or examination
• -scopy


  examination of
• -centesis 


  puncture, tap
• -desis


  binding, fusion
• -ectomy


  excision, surgical removal
• -pexy


  surgical fixation
• -plasty


  plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
• -rhapy


  surgical repair, suture
• -stomy


  surgical creation of an opening
• -tome


  instrument for incising
• -tomy


  incision, cutting
• -tripsy 


  crushing
• The hollow organs that make up the GI tract are:

  mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus
• solid organs of digestive system

  liver, pancreas, gallbladder
• parts of small intestine

  duodenum, jejunum, ileum
• The large intestine includes the:

  appendix, cecum, colon, rectum
• appendix 


  finger shaped pouch attached to cecum
• cecum


  first part of large intestine
• rectum


  end of large intestine
• cryo-


  cold