CH 6: Combining Form Flashcards by Albulena Ajeti

Q

ectasis, ectasia

A

stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening

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emesis

A

vomiting

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lysis

A

destruction, breakdown, separation

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pepsia

A

digestion

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phagia

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eating, swallowing

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plasty

A

surgical repair

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ptosis

A

drooping, sagging, protruding

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ptysis

A

spitting

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rrhage, rrhagia

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bursting forth (of blood)

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rrhaphy

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suture

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rrhea

A

flow discharge

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spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscles

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stasis

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stopping, controlling

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stenosis

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tightening, stricture, narrowing

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tresia

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opening

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bucc/o

A

cheek

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cec/o

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cecum

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celi/o

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abdomen

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cheil/o

A

lip

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chol/e

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bile

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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col/o

A

colon

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colon/o

A

colon

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dent/i

A

tooth

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

Q

enter/o

A

small bowel

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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gastr/o

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stomach

Q

gingiv/o

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gingiva/ gum

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gloss/o

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tongue

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gluc/o

A

sugar

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glyc/o

A

sugar

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hepat/o

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liver

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herni/o

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hernia

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ile/o

A

ileum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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lip/o

A

fat

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lith/o

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gallstone

Q

odont/o

A

teeth

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or/o

A

mouth

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palat/o

A

palate

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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proct/o

A

anus

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pylor/o

A

pyloric

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rect/o

A

rectum

Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

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splen/o

A

spleen

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steat/o

A

fat

Q

stomat/o

A

mouth