Chapter 6- Digestive System Flashcards

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appendic/o

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appendix

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chol/e

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Bile, gall

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cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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Bile duct

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col/o, colon/o

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colon

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dent/o, odont/o

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Teeth

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duoden/o

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duodenum (first part of small intestine)

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Enter/o

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Intestine (usually small intestine)

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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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, lingu/o

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Tongue

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13
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hepat/o

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Liver

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14
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ile/o

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Ileum (third part of small intestine)

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jejun/o

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Jejunum (second part of the small intestine)

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16
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or/o, stomat/o

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Mouth

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17
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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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18
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proct/o

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Anus, rectum

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ptyal/o , sial/o

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Saliva, salivary gland

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20
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rect/o

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Rectum

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21
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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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aer/o

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Air

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23
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carcin/o

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cancer

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24
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cirrh/o, jaund/o

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Yellow

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25
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corpor/o

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Body

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26
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hemat/o , hem/o

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Blood

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27
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Lith/o

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Stone, calculus

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28
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myc/o

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Fungus

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29
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nas/o

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Nose

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30
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orth/o

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Straight

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31
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polyp/o

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Small growth

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son/o

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Sound

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therm/o

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Heat

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tom/o

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To cut

35
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tox/o, toxic/o

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Poison

36
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-ectomy

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Excisions, removal

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

38
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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-stomy

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Forming an opening (mouth)

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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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-tomy

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Incision

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-algia, -dynia

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Pain

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-iasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lith

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Stone, calculus

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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-logy

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Study of

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-phagia

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Swallowing, eating

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-rrhea

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Discharge, flow

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-scope

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Instrument for examining

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction, twitching

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-stenosis

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Narrowing, stricture

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic

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Pertaining to

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-ia, -ice

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Condition

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-ist

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Specialist

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-y

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Condition, process

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ab-

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From, away from

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Dia-

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Through, across

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dys-

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Bad, painful, difficult

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endo-

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In, within

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epi-

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Above, upon

72
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extra-

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Outside

73
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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

74
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hypo-

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Under, below, deficient

75
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peri-

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Around

76
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sub-

A

Under, below

77
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ultra-

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excess, beyond