Chapter 8 roots/combining forms Flashcards by Jordan Lipsett

Q

aden/o

A

gland

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absorpt/o

A

to suck in

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aliment/o

A

nourishment

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amyl/o

A

starch

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anabol/o

A

building up

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append/o

A

appendix

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appendic/o

A

appendix

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bil/i

A

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

A

abdomen, belly

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cheil/o

A

lip

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Q

chol/e

A

gall, bile

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Q

choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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cirrh/o

A

orange-yellow

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col/o

A

colon

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colon/o

A

colon

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cyst/o

A

bladder

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dent/o

A

teeth

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diverticul/o

A

diverticula

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

Q

enter/o

A

intestine

Q

esophage/o

A

esophagus

Q

fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue

Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

Q

gingiv/o

A

gums

Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

Q

glyc/o

A

sweet, sugar

Q

halit/o

A

breath

Q

hemat/o

A

blood

Q

hemorrh/o

A

vein liable to bleed

Q

hepat/o

A

liver

Q

herni/o

A

hernia

Q

ile/o

A

ileum

Q

labi/o

A

lip

Q

lapar/o

A

abdomen

Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

Q

lip/o

A

fat

Q

odont/o

A

tooth

Q

pacreat/o

A

pancreas

Q

pept/o

A

to digest

Q

pharyng/e

A

pharynx

Q

pil/o

A

hair

Q

prand/i

A

meal

Q

proct/o

A

anus, rectum

Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus, gatekeeper

Q

rect/o

A

rectum

Q

sial/o

A

saliva, salivary

Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid

Q

splen/o

A

spleen

Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

Q

verm/i

A

worm