Verified corpus entry

cholecystography

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Morphology rail

Construction: Combining form chol/e, gall or bile; Combining form cyst/o, bladder, sac, or cyst; Suffix -graphy, process of recording; reconstructs cholecystography.

  1. 01C/F / Combining form

    chol/e

    Surface: chole

    gall or bile

  2. 02C/F / Combining form

    cyst/o

    Surface: cysto

    bladder, sac, or cyst

  3. 03SUF / Suffix

    -graphy

    Surface: graphy

    process of recording

cholecystography

Verified entry

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Authored note

NLM MeSH descriptor D002765 verifies this medical headword; the word-part analysis uses existing source-backed parts.

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  1. Source 1

    Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

    National Library of Medicine, NIH

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  2. Source 2

    Download MeSH Data

    National Library of Medicine

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  3. Source 3

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 12 - Digestive System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

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  4. Source 4

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 15 - Sensory System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

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