Chapter 8 roots/combining forms Flashcards

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aden/o

A

gland

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absorpt/o

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to suck in

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aliment/o

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nourishment

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amyl/o

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starch

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anabol/o

A

building up

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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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gall, bile

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bucc/o

A

cheek

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catabol/o

A

a casting down

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celi/o

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abdomen, belly

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cheil/o

A

lip

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chol/e

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gall, bile

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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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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cyst/o

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bladder

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dent/o

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teeth

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diverticul/o

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diverticula

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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enter/o

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intestine

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esophage/o

A

esophagus

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fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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gingiv/o

A

gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glyc/o

A

sweet, sugar

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halit/o

A

breath

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hemat/o

A

blood

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hemorrh/o

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vein liable to bleed

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hepat/o

A

liver

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herni/o

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hernia

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ile/o

A

ileum

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labi/o

A

lip

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lapar/o

A

abdomen

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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lip/o

A

fat

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odont/o

A

tooth

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pacreat/o

A

pancreas

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pept/o

A

to digest

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pharyng/e

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pharynx

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pil/o

A

hair

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prand/i

A

meal

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proct/o

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anus, rectum

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pylor/o

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pylorus, gatekeeper

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rect/o

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rectum

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid

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splen/o

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spleen

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stomat/o

A

mouth

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verm/i

A

worm