Ch 9 - Digestive Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes Flashcards

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abdomin/o; celi/o

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abdomen

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2
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an/o

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anus

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append/o; appendic/o

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appendix

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4
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bil/i

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bile

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5
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bucc/o

A

cheek

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cheil/o

A

lips

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7
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chol/e

A

bile; gall

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8
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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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9
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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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10
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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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11
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col/o; colon/o

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colon

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12
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duoden/o

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duodenum

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13
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enter/o

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intestines

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14
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esophag/o

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esophagus

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15
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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gums

17
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gloss/o; lingu/o

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tongue

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hepat/o

A

liver

19
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ile/o

A

ileum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

21
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lapar/o

A

abdominal wall

22
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leuk/o

A

white

23
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lip/o

A

fat

24
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lith/o

A

stone

25
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or/o; stomat/o

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mouth

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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polyp/o

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polyp

30
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proct/o; rect/o

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rectum

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sial/o

A

salivary gland; saliva

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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

33
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endo-

A

within

34
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retro-

A

backward

35
Q

-cele

A

hernia; herniation

36
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-iasis

A

condition

37
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-pepsia

A

digestion

38
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-phagia

A

swallowing; to swallow

39
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-tripsy

A

crushing