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Chapters 5 and 6 Flashcards

Digestive system

1
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amyl/o

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starch

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an/o

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anus

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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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5
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bil/i

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bile, gall

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6
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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin

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bronch/o

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bronchial tube

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bucc/o

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cheek

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cec/o

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cecum (first part of the colon)

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celi/o

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belly, abdomen

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix (neck of uterus)

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12
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cheil/o

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lip

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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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14
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chol/e

A

bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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17
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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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18
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cib/o

A

meal

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19
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cirrh/o

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orange-yellow

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20
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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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21
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colon/o

A

colon (large intestine)

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22
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dent/i

A

tooth

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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24
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enter/o

A

intestines (usually small intestine)

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25
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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26
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eti/o

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cause

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27
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gastr/o

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stomach

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28
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gingiv/o

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gum

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29
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gloss/o

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tongue

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30
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gluc/o

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glucose, sugar

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31
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glyc/o

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glucose, sugar

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32
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glycogen/o

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glycogen, animal starch

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33
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hem/o

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blood

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34
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hemat/o

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blood

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35
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hepat/o

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liver

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36
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herni/o

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hernia

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idi/o

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unknown, individual, distinct

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ile/o

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pancreat/o

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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pharyng/o

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throat (pharynx)

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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prote/o

44
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pylor/o

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pylorus, pyloric sphincter

45
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rect/o

46
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sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

48
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splen/o

49
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steat/o

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fat, sebum

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stomat/o

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tonsill/o

52
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-ase

53
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

54
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-chezia

A

defecation, elimination of wastes

55
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-ectasia

A

dilation, dilatation, widening

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-ectasis

A

dilation, dilatation, widening

57
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-ectomy

A

removal, excision, resection

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-emesis

59
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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genesis

A

producing, forming

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening

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-megaly

A

enlargement

65
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-orexia

66
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-ptosis

A

falling, drooping, prolapse

67
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-rrhage

A

bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

70
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-scopy

A

visual examination

72
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-spasm

A

sudden contraction of muscles

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-stasis

A

stopping, controlling, placing

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-stenosis

A

tightening, stricture

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-stomy

A

new opening (to form a mouth)

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-tomy

A

process of cutting

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-tresia

78
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IBD

A

inflammatory bowel disease

Chron disease and ulcerative colitis

79
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GERD

A

gastroesophageal reflux disease

heartburn

80
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EGD

A

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

endoscopic visualization of the upper GI tract

81
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BRBPR

A

bright red blood per rectum

hematochezia

82
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BE

A

barium enema

lower GI series

83
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cholecystectomy

A

excision or removal of the gall bladder

84
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colonoscopy

A

visual examination of the colon

85
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gastrojejunostomy

A

new opening (to form a mouth) between jejunum and stomach

86
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hypoglossal

A

pertaining to the tongue below

87
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pyloroplasty

A

surgical repair of the pyloric sphincter

88
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stomatitis

A

inflammation of the mouth

89
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amylase

A

enzyme that breaks down starch

90
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cholelithiasis

A

abnormal condition of a stone in bile or gall

91
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steatorrhea

A

flow of fat

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