Chapter 4 - Digestive System - Parts Flashcards by Kim Sullivan

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, excision

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-genic

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forming

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-itis

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inflammation

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-scope

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instrument for looking

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-scopy

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process of looking

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-stasis

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stopping or controlling

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-tomy

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cutting into; incise

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-ase

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enzyme

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-iasis

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pathological condition, usually infestation

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-iatrics

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medical practice

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-ity

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quality

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-osis

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condition

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-ostomy

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make a new opening

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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eat; swallow

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-rrhagia

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bleeding

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-rrhaphy

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suturing; stitching

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-rrhea

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discharge; flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture; splitting

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-ectomy

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to cut out (excise)

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-tom-

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to cut

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-tomy

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to cut into (incise)

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-tome

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cutting instrument

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-stomy

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to form a new opening

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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dys-

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difficult, painful, bad, abnormal

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hypo-

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below

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tachy-

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fast

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brady-

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slow

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eu-

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easy, good

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mal-

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bad, poor

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sub-

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below

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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lip/o

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fat

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cyt/o

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cell

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amyl/o

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starch

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an/o

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anus

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appendic/o

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appendix

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bar/o

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weight

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bibi/o

A

common bile duct

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bil/i

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bile

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carb/o

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carbon

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cheil/o

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lips

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chol/e

A

gall, bile

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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col/o

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colon

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cyst/o

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bladder, sac

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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enter/o

A

intestine (small intestine)

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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estesi/o

A

sensation

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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hepat/o

A

liver

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jejun/o

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jejunum (small intestine)

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ile/o

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ileum

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lith/o

A

stone, calculus

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lingu/o

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tongue

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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peps/o

A

digestion

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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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phor/o

A

bear, carry

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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rect/o

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rectum

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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splen/o

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spleen

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stomat/o

A

mouth

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trich/o

A

hair

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ac

A

before meals

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BE

A

barium enema

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BM

A

bowel movement

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EGD

A

esophag/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scopy

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GB

A

gallbladder

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GERD

A

gastr/o/esphog/eal reflux disease

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GI

A

gastr/o/intestin/al

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HBV

A

hepatitis B virus

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NPO

A

nothing by mouth

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po

A

by mouth

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PO

A

postoperative

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UGI

A

upper gastrointestinal series