Chap. 8 Digestive System Word Parts Flashcards
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bil/i
A
bile; gall
2
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chol/e
A
gall; bile
3
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cirrh/o
A
orange; yellow
4
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jaund/o
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yellow
5
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cyst/o
A
cyst; fluid sac; bladder
6
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dent/i
A
tooth
7
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odont/o
A
tooth
8
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gingiv/o
A
gums
9
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gloss/o
A
tongue
10
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ling/o
A
tongue
11
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inguin/o
A
groin
12
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labi/o
A
lip
13
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lapar/o
A
abdominal wall; abdomen
14
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lith/o
A
stone; calculus
15
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or/o
A
mouth
16
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peritone/o
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peritoneum, membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs
17
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proct/o
A
rectum; anus
18
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ultra-
A
beyond; excess
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de-
A
lack of; down; less; removal of
20
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-ase
A
enzyme
21
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-chezia
A
defecation; elimination of waste
22
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-orexia
A
appetite
23
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-pepsia
A
digestion
24
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-prandial
A
meal
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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an/o
anus
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append/o
appendix
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cec/o
cecum (1st part of large intestine)
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appendic/o
appendix
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col/o
colon; large intestine
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colon/o
colon; large intestine
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duoden/o
duodenum (1st part of small intestine)
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enter/o
intestines, usually small intestine
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esophag/o
esophagus
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gastro/o
stomach
36
gluc/o
sugar; glucose
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glyc/o
sugar; glucose
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hemat/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
40
ile/o
ilEum (not an typo it's for you to remember!), remember an ilium is your TAILBONE! your ileum is your 3RD PART of your SMALL INTESTINE
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jejun/o
jejunum, 2nd part of small intestine
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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phag/o
eat; shallow; engulf
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-phagia
eating; swallowing
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pharyng/o
pharynx; throat
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rect/o
rectum
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon; sigmoid
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splen/o
spleen
49
a-, an-
not; without
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dia-
through; complete
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dys-
painful; difficult
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endo-
in; within
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epi-
on; upon; over
54
peri-
around
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post-
after; behind
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pre-
before; in front of
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sub-
below; under
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ation
process; condition
63
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
64
-emesis
vomiting
65
-gen
substance that produces
66
-ia
condition
67
-iasis
abnormal condition
68
-ist
specialist
69
-itis
inflammation
70
-megaly
enlargement
71
-osis
abnormal condition
72
-rrhea
flow; excessive discharge
73
-scope
instrument used to view
74
-stalsis
contraction
75
-stomy
surgical opening
76
-tripsy
crushing
77
-um
structure; tissue; thing
78
-us
structure; tissue; thing
79
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
80
-clysis
irrigation; washing
