Chapter 5/6: Digestive Systems Flashcards
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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amyl/o
A
starch
3
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an/o
A
anus
4
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append/o
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appendix
5
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appendic/o
A
appendix
6
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bil/i
A
bile
7
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bilirubin/o
A
bilirubin
8
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bucc/o
A
cheek
9
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celi/o
A
belly, abdomen
10
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cervic/o
A
neck
11
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cheil/o
A
lip
12
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chlorhydr/o
A
hydrochloric acid
13
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chol/e
A
bile, gall
14
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cholangi/o
A
bile vessel
15
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cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
16
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choledoch/o
A
common bile duct
17
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cib/o
A
meals
18
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cirrh/o
A
orange-yellow
19
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col/o
A
colon
20
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colon/o
A
colon
21
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dent/i
A
tooth
22
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duoden/o
A
duodenum
23
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enter/o
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intestine (small intestines)
24
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esophag/o
A
esophagus
25
eti/o
cause
26
gastr/o
stomach
27
gingiv/o
gums
28
gloss/o
tongue
29
gluc/o
glucose, sugar
30
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
31
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
32
hem/o
blood
33
hemat/o
blood
34
hepat/o
liver
35
herni/o
hernia
36
idi/o
unknown, individual
37
pancreat/o
pancreas
38
peritone/o
peritoneum
39
pharyng/o
throat
40
proct/o
anus and rectum
41
prote/o
protein
42
py/o
pus
43
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
44
rect/o
rectum
45
sialaden/o
salivary gland
46
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
47
splen/o
spleen
48
steat/o
fat
49
stomat/o
mouth
50
tonsill/o
tonsil
51
-ase
enzyme
52
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
53
-chezia
defecation, elimination of wastes
54
-ectasia
dilation, widening
55
ectasis
dilation, widening
56
-ectomy
removal, excision, resection
57
-emesis
vomiting
58
-emia
blood condition
59
-genesis
condition of producing
60
-graphy
process of recording
61
-iasis
abnormal condition
62
-megaly
enlargement
63
-orexia
appetite
64
-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
65
-rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
66
-rrhaphy
suture
67
-rrhea
flow, discharge
68
-scopy
process of visual examination
69
-spasm
involuntary contraction of muscle
70
-stasis
stopping, controlling
71
-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
72
-stomy
new opening (forming a mouth)
73
-tomy
process of cutting
74
-tresia
opening
75
cec/o
cecum
