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Mor/o

Stomat/o

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Mouth

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

Latin for gums. Pink gums are healthy.

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Dent/o

Odont/o

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Tooth

Dentist or odontal

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Gloss/o

Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

Produces a new layer of mucus every 2 weeks and it will digest itself. Stomach changes color when you blush too.

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

Tube the size of a quarter and connects your mouth to you stomach. Eso- to carry.

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Enter/o

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Intestines

Greek meaning the inside. They take up a great deal of space inside you.

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum
One of the 3 sections of intestines. This is the first of the three. It’s name means 12. Refers to its length that it’s 12 finger’s width long.

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

2nd of the small intestines. Means empty and using found empty during dissections.

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ile/o

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ileum

3rd part of the intestines. Means groin which means it’s towards the lower abdomen.

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Col/o

Colon/o

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Colon (large intestines)
Ascending going up
Traverse going across
Descending going down

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon
Between colon and rectum.
Means sigma resembles and S shape.

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Rect/o

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Rectum

Latin for straight and is the final portion of the colon.

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An/o

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Anus
Latin meaning “ring”
Passes the feces or waste

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Proct/o

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Anus and rectum

Both the anus and rectum.

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Bil/i

Chol/e

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Bile (gall)

Substance that helps the body digest food from the liver.

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Sial/o

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Saliva

1-3 pints a day. Helps digestion and makes good taste good. You cannot taste good until it is mixed with saliva.

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Abdomin/o
Celi/o
Lapar/o

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Abdomen

Laparoscopic surgery where they pump the body up with air to do surgery on the abdomen.

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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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Doch/o

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Duct

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Hepat/o

Hepatic/o

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Liver

Think hepatitis

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas
Pan all around
Kreas means flesh.

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum
Membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the organs.
Peri means around
Teneo means to stretch

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-emesis

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Vomiting
Like hyperemesis- excessive vomiting
Hematemesis vomiting blood.

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Icterus

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Another name for jaundice

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Antiemetic

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Anti / emet / ic
Against vomiting / pertaining to
Relieves nausea and vomiting
Pepto bismol

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Cathartic

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Cathart / ic
Cleansing / pertaining to
Produces bowel movement
Ex lax

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Sialagogic

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Sial / agog / ic
Saliva / leading / pertaining to
Causes saliva

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