Chapter 5/6: Digestive Systems Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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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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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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bil/i

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bile

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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin

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bucc/o

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cheek

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celi/o

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belly, abdomen

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cervic/o

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neck

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cheil/o

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lip

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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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cib/o

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meals

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cirrh/o

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orange-yellow

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col/o

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colon

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colon/o

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colon

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21
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dent/i

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tooth

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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enter/o

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intestine (small intestines)

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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eti/o

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cause

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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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gluc/o

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glucose, sugar

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glyc/o

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sugar, glucose

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glycogen/o

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glycogen, animal starch

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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herni/o

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hernia

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idi/o

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unknown, individual

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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pharyng/o

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throat

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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prote/o

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protein

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py/o

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pus

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pylor/o

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pyloric sphincter

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rect/o

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rectum

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sialaden/o

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salivary gland

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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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steat/o

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fat

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stomat/o

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mouth

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

51
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-ase

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enzyme

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-chezia

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defecation, elimination of wastes

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-ectasia

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dilation, widening

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ectasis

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dilation, widening

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-ectomy

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removal, excision, resection

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis

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condition of producing

60
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-graphy

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process of recording

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

62
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-megaly

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enlargement

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-orexia

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appetite

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-rrhage

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bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction of muscle

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

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narrowing, tightening

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-stomy

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new opening (forming a mouth)

73
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-tomy

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process of cutting

74
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-tresia

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opening

75
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cec/o

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cecum