Digestive system Flashcards
1
Q
Adenoid/o
A
Adenoids
2
Q
Tonsill/o
A
Tonsils
3
Q
Cheil/o
A
Lip
4
Q
Or/o and Stomat/o
A
Mouth
5
Q
Dent/o and Odont/o
A
Teeth
6
Q
Gloss/o and Lingu/o
A
Tongue
7
Q
Maxill/o and Mandibul/o
A
Jaw
8
Q
Gingiv/o
A
Gums
9
Q
Sial/o
A
Saliva
10
Q
Epiglott/o
A
Epiglottis
11
Q
Pharyng/o
A
Throat
12
Q
Esophag/o
A
Esophagus
13
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
14
Q
Pylor/o
A
Pylorus (connects stomach to small intestine)
15
Q
Abdomin/o and Lapar/o
A
Abdomen
16
Q
Enter/o and Intestin/o
A
Small Intestines
17
Q
Duoden/o
A
Duodenum (Beginning of small intestine)
18
Q
Jejun/o
A
Jejunum (Middle of small intestine)
19
Q
Ile/o
A
Ileum (End of small intestine)
20
Q
Cec/o
A
Cecum (Beginning on colon)
21
Q
Col/o and Colon/o
A
Colon, large intestine
22
Q
Append/o and Appendic/o
A
Apppendix
23
Q
Sigmoid/o
A
Sigmoid Colon
24
Q
Rect/o
A
Rectum
25
An/o
Anus
26
Proct/o
Rectum, Anus
27
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
28
Chol/e and Chole-
Gall/bile
29
Choledoch/o
Bile duct
30
Cholangi/o
Bile vessel
31
Hepat/o
Liver
32
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
33
Aer/o
Air
34
Carcin/o
Cancer
35
Dips/o and Dipsia
Thirst
36
Doch/o
Duct
37
Herni/o
Hernia
38
Lith/o and -lith
Stone
39
Muc/o
Mucus
40
Myc/o
Fungus
41
Therm/o
Heat
42
Tox/o and Toxic/o
Poison
43
Dia-
Through
44
Dys-
Bad/difficult
45
-emesis
Vomit
46
-emia
Blood condition
47
-iasis and -osis
Abnormal condition
48
-ptosis
Displacement
49
-plegia
Paralysis
50
-pepsia
Digestion
51
-phagia
Eat/Swallow
52
-rrhea
Flow or Discharge
53
-phasia
Speech
54
-Spasm
Involuntary twitching
55
-stenosis
Narrowing
56
-scope
Instrument used to look at
57
-scopy
Viewing with instrument
58
-stomy
Form a new opening
59
-tomy
Incision
60
-centesis
Surgical puncture
61
-pexy
Fixation
62
-plasty
Surgical repair
63
-rrhaphy
Suture
