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Chapter 3- Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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aliment/o-

A

food; nourishment

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digest/o-

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break down food; digest

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gastr/o-

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stomach

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intestin/o-

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intestine

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degluti/o-

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swallowing

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gustat/o-

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the sense of taste

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mastic/o-

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chewing

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or/o-

A

mouth

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stomat/o-

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mouth

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pharyng/o-

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pharynx

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saliv/o-

A

saliva

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sial/o-

A

saliva

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ot/o-

A

ear

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mandibul/o-

A

mandible (lower jaw)

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lingu/o-

A

tongue

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gloss/o-

A

tongue

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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stal/o-

A

contraction

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pylor/o-

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pulorus

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an/o-

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anus

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appendic/o-

A

appendix

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append/o

A

small structure hanging from a larger structure

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col/o-

A

colon

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sigmoid/o-

A

sigmoid colon

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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ile/o-

A

ileum

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jejun/o-

A

jejunum

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intestin/o-

A

intestine

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rect/o-

A

rectum

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proct/o-

A

rectum

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celi/o-

A

abdomen

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bili/o-

A

bile;gall

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chol/e-

A

bile; gall

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rub/o-

A

red

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verd/o-

A

green

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cholangi/o-

A

bile duct

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choledoch/o-

A

common bile duct

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celi/o-

A

abdomen

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hepat/o-

A

liver

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pancreat/o-

A

pancreas

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peritone/o-

A

peritoneum

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periton/o-

A

peritoneum

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absorpt/o-

A

absorb

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amyl/o-

A

carbohydrate; starch

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kin/o-

A

movement

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fec/o-

A

feces; stool

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chez/o-

A

to pass feces

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emulsific/o-

A

particles suspended in a liquid

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fec/a-

A

feces; stool

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fec/o-

A

feces; stool

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hydr/o-

A

water; fluid

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chlor/o-

A

chloride

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lact/o-

A

milk

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lip/o-

A

lipid (fat)

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peps/o-

A

digestion

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pepsin/o-

A

pepsin

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anastom/o-

A

create an opening between two structures

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cirrh/o-

A

yellow

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constip/o-

A

compacted feces

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diverticul/o-

A

diverticulum

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hemorrhoid/o-

A

hermorrhoid

62
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herni/o-

A

hernia

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