Chapter 6 Defs Flashcards
1
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appendic/o
A
appendix
2
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-algia, -dynia
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pain
3
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carcin/o
A
cancer
4
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chol/e
A
bile, gall
5
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cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
6
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choledoch/o
A
bile duct
7
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cirrh/o, jaund/o
A
yellow
8
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col/o, colon/o
A
colon
9
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corpor/o
A
body
10
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dent/o, odont/o
A
teeth
11
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dia-
A
through, across
12
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duoden/o
A
duodenum (first part of the small intestine)
13
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dys-
A
bad; painful; difficult
14
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NAME?
A
excision, removal
15
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NAME?
A
vomiting
16
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endo-
A
in, within
17
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enter/o
A
intestine (usually the small intestine)
18
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epi-
A
above, upon
19
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esophag/o
A
esophagus
20
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extra-
A
outside
21
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gastr/o
A
stomach
22
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gingiv/o
A
gum(s)
23
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gloss/o, lingu/o
A
tongue
24
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NAME?
A
record, writing
25
#NAME?
process of recording
26
hemat/o, hem/o
blood
27
hepat/o
liver
28
hyper-
excessive, above normal
29
hypo-
under, below, deficient
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#NAME?
abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
31
ile/o
ileum (third part of the small intestine)
32
#NAME?
inflammation
33
jejun/o
jejunum (second part of the small intestine)
34
#NAME?
stone, calculus
35
lith/o
stone, calculus
36
#NAME?
specialist in the study of
37
#NAME?
enlargement
38
myc/o
fungus
39
nas/o
nose
40
#NAME?
tumor
41
or/o, stomat/o
mouth
42
orth/o
straight
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#NAME?
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
44
pancreat/o
pancreas
45
#NAME?
digestion
46
peri-
around
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Peritone/o
peritoneum
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#NAME?
swallowing, eating
49
#NAME?
surgical repair
50
polyp/o
small growth
51
proct/o
anus, rectum
52
ptyal/o, sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
53
rect/o
rectum
54
#NAME?
suture
55
#NAME?
discharge, flow
56
#NAME?
instrument for examining
57
#NAME?
visual examination
58
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
59
son/o
sound
60
#NAME?
involuntary contraction, twitching
61
#NAME?
narrowing, stricture
62
#NAME?
forming an opening (mouth)
63
sub-
under, below
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tom/o
to cut
65
#NAME?
instrument to cut
66
#NAME?
incision
67
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
68
#NAME?
crushing
69
ultra-
excess, beyond
