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Next practice spelling words containing the combining forms chol/e
and hepat/o from dictated words
in Word Exercise 12:
Word Exercise 12 Dictation
Next we'll examine three combining forms derived from chol/e
that are used for components of the biliary system:
| Root 10 |
Cholecyst |
from a Greek words chole
meaning bile and kystis
meaning bladder. Here cholecyst/o means a bladder of bile but it is
used to mean the gallbladder, a sac that stores bile until it is
released into the small intestine. |
| Combining form |
Cholecyst/o |
gallbladder |
| Root 11 |
Choledoch |
from a Greek words chole
meaning bile and dochos
meaning containing. Here choledoch/o means containing bile but it is
used to mean the common bile duct, a tube that transfers bile from
the gallbladder to the duodenum. |
| Combining form |
Choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
| Root 12 |
Cholangi- |
from a Greek word hepatos
meaning liver. |
| Combining form |
Cholangi/o |
bile vessel or bile duct |
Quick reference:
| Cholangi/o |
= |
bile vessel |
| Cholecyst/o |
= |
gallbladder |
| Choledoch/o |
= |
bile duct |
Before completing the next exercise you should also note the difference
between the suffixes -gram and -graphy.
| -gram |
= |
usually refers to a picture or recording such as an X-ray picture |
| -graphy |
= |
means the technique or procedure of making a picture or recording
such as an X-ray |
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