CLASSICS 2MT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Chyle, English Plurals, Nomina Anatomica
17 May 2016
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Two new combining forms of words that consist of specific adjectival forms (pertaining to = duct) cholangi/o = a vessel of bile - refers to any bile duct o. Combines with hepat/o to designate the particular bile duct which serves the liver. The making of an opening between the stomach and the hepatic duct. The making of an opening between the duodenum and the pancreatic duct. The making of an opening in the hepatic duct. The making of an opening between a bile duct and the hepatic duct. X-o-lithotomy = the cutting out of a calculus involving x. When x represents an organ or specific body part: Ostomy = the making of an opening in. Ostomy = the making of an opening in -x through the abdominal wall. The form -ostomy has two meanings in many cases where x designates a digestive organ. ***the first is preferred and regular - preferred medical term answering to second definition is x-ostoma
