Why is medical terminology important in a Gastroenterology practice?

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RESEARCH ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENT: Students will write a 3 APA format, on the career they are choosing after they graduate. The following must be included.
• Explain the occupation; ( 1page) my occupation will be Gastroenterology Health care administrator- at the moment i am working as a practice manager in a gastroenterology clinic in the hospital.
• Why is Medical Terminology important in that occupation? (1 page)
• Then students will choose 25 prefixes, 25 suffixes, 25 roots, 25 terms that they feel are the most important to them. Students are to list and define.
– Do not forget to list your references.
TERMS:
anastomosis
bariatrics
celiac disease
cholangiography
cholecystectomy
cirrhosis
colonoscopy
colostomy
crohns
diverticulitis
dysphagia
enteritis
esophageal varices
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
gastroesphageal reflux disease
hematemesis
hepatitis
hyperemesis
peptic ulcer
polyp
regurgitation
sigmoidoscopy
ulcerative colitis
-stomatitis
jaundice.
ROOTS:
gastr/o –
enter/o
celi/o
or/o
chol/o
esophag/o
peri/o
pancrea/o
col/o
ile/o
or/o
duodeno/
gloss/o
peps/o
organ/o
pancreat/o
gastr/o
hemat/o
rect/o
hepat/o
lapar/o
proxim/o
sial/o
SUFFIXES:
pharynx-throat
-y – condition; process
-gram-record
-graphy-process of recording an image
-ia-condition
-iasis-abnormal condition
-ic-pertaining to
-itis-inflamation
-logist – specialist in the study
-logy – study of
-megaly- enlargement
-oma- tumor
-osis-abnormal condition
-phagia-condition of eating or swallowing
-plasty-surgical repair
-ptosis-drooping
-scope-instrument used to observe
-stomy-new opening
-tomy-incision
-tripsy-crushing
PREFIX:
a- not-without
ad–toward
anti- against
brady- slow
dys- painful-difficult
epi- upon , above
hyper- above normal
pan- all ,everything
peri- around
poly- many
retro- backward, behind…