Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
Or/o
A
mouth
2
Q
Stomat/o
A
mouth, outlet, opening
3
Q
Stom/o
A
mouth, outlet, opening
4
Q
Dent/o
A
tooth
5
Q
Odont/o
A
tooth
6
Q
Labi/o
A
lip
7
Q
Cheil/o
A
lip
8
Q
Chil/o
A
lip
9
Q
Bucc/o
A
cheek
10
Q
Mel/o
A
cheek
11
Q
Lingu/o
A
tongue
12
Q
Gloss/o
A
tongue
13
Q
Glott/o
A
tongue
14
Q
-glot
A
tongue
15
Q
Gingiv/o
A
gum
16
Q
Oul/o
A
gum
17
Q
Gnath/o
A
jaw
18
Q
Maxill/o
A
maxilla
19
Q
Mandibl/o
A
mandible
20
Q
Palat/o
A
palate
21
Q
Uvul/o
A
uvula
22
Q
Staphyl/o
A
uvula, staphylococcus bacteria, grape-like
23
Q
Tonsill/o
A
tonsil
24
Q
Splanchn/o
A
viscera (internal organs enclosed in a cavity, particularly the abdominal cavity)
25
Esophag/o
esophagus
26
Gastr/o
stomach, abdomen
27
-gaster
stomach, abdomen
28
Abdomin/o
abdomen
29
Lapar/o
abdomen
30
Celi/o
abdomen
31
Omphal/o
navel, umbilicus, center
32
Umbilic/o
navel, umbilical cord
33
Hepat/o
liver
** hepatic/o = pertaining to the liver; hepatic vessels
34
Hepar/o
liver
35
Doch/o
duct, receptacle
** choledoch/o = bile duct
36
Duct/o
duct
37
Cyst/o
bladder, cyst, sac
** cholecyst/o = gall bladder
38
Hiat/o
an opening, gap (hiatus of the diaphragm)
39
Enter/o
intestine
40
Intestin/o
intestine
41
Duoden/o
duodenum
42
Jejun/o
jejunum
43
ile/o
ileum
44
Cec/o
cecum (caecum), blind
45
Typhl/o
cecum (caecum), blind
46
Append/o
appendix (something hanging onto part/body)
47
Appendic/o
appendix (something hanging onto part/body)
48
Col/o
colon
49
Colon/o
colon
50
Sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
51
Proct/o
anus and rectum
52
An/o
anus
53
Rect/o
rectum, straight
54
Sphincter/o
sphincter
55
Pyl/o
orifice, portal vein
56
Pylor/o
pylorus
57
Cardi/o
the cardiac sphincter, heart
58
Mesenter/o
mesentery
59
Peritone/o
peritoneum
60
Periton/o
peritoneum
61
Chol/e
bile
62
Bil/i
bile
63
Sial/o
saliva
64
Saliv/o
saliva
65
Chyl/o
chyle
66
Chym/o
chyme
67
Sterc/o
feces
68
Stercor/o
feces
69
Copr/o
feces
70
Scat/o
feces
71
Fec/o
feces
72
-chezia
defacation
73
Aliment/o
food
74
Cib/o
food, meal
75
Sit/o
food, grain
76
Fruct/o
fruit, fructose
77
Carp/o
fruit
78
Lact/o
milk, lactose
79
Galact/o
milk, galactose, galaxy
80
Gluc/o
sugar, glucose
81
Glyc/o
sugar, glucose
82
Sacchar/o
sugar
83
Melit/o
honey, sugar, bees
84
Amyl/o
starch
85
Prote/o
protein, first, primary
86
Albumin/o
albumin, protein
87
Lip/o
fat
88
Steat/o
fat, sebum
89
Gutin/o
glutin, sticky, adhesive
90
Zym/o
enzyme, fementation
91
-zyme
enzyme, fementation
92
-ase
enzyme
93
-ose
carbohydrate
94
Phag/o
to swallow, eat
95
Vor/o
to devour, eat
96
Orex/i
appetite
97
-orexia
appetite
98
Pept/o
digestion
99
Peps/o
digestion
100
Asc/o
sac, saclike
101
Chalas/o
relaxation (of sphincter)
102
Emet/o
vomiting
103
-emesis
vomiting
104
Nause/o
nausea, ship, sailor
105
Naut/o
nausea, ship, sailor
106
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
107
Fistul/o
fistula, tube, pipe-like
108
Syring/o
fistula, short tube, pipe-like
109
-syrinx
fistula, short tube, pipe-like
110
Diverticul/o
divericulum
111
Polyp/o
polyp
112
-cele
hernia, swelling, tumor
113
Cirrh/o
cirrhosis, yellow
114
Icter/o
jaundice
115
Volv/o
to roll
116
Hemorrhoid/o
hemorrhoid, pile
117
Flat/o
gas in the GI
118
Halit/o
bad breath
119
Ulcer/o
ulcer
120
Aphth/o
ulcer of the mouth, thrush
121
-clysis
washing, lavage
122
Cathart/o
evacuation (of the bowels)
