Chapter 5 combining forms Flashcards by Adriana Rivera | Brainscape

Q

Gloss/o and lingu/o mean

A

tongue

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Labi/o and cheil/o mean

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lips

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Or/o

A

mouth

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stomat/o

A

mouth

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Dent/i and odont/o mean

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teeth

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Lapar/o

A

abdomen

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celi/o

A

abdomen

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. Lip/o

A

fat

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steat/o,

A

fat

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adip/o

A

fat

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The suffixes -iasis and -osis mean

A

abnormal condition

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Chol/e

A

gall

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bil/i

A

bile

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Resection and -ectomy mean

A

removal

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sialadenectomy

A

removal of a salivary gland

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an/o

A

anus

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cec/o

A

cecum

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celi/o

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belly, abdomen

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cheil/o

A

lip

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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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col/o colon/o

A

colon

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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enter/o

A

intestines (usually the small intestines)

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lapar/o

A

abdomen

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mandibul/o

A

lower jaw

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proct/o

A

rectum anus

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pylor/o

A

pyloric sphincter

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rect/o

A

rectum

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sialaden/o

A

salivary glands

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stomat/o

A

mouth

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uvul/o

A

uvula

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amyl/o

A

starch

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chlorhydr/o

A

hydrochloric acid

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lith/o

A

stone

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py/o

A

pus

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sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland

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steat/o

A

fat

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-chezia

A

defecation; elimination of wastes

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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-prandial

A

meal

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postprandial

A

after meal

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Pyorrhea

A

pus from gums

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pyuria

A

pus in urine

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idi/o

A

unknown

Q

idiopathic

A

unknown cause