Digestive System Flashcards
Or/o
mouth
Stomat/o
mouth, outlet, opening
Stom/o
mouth, outlet, opening
Dent/o
tooth
Odont/o
tooth
Labi/o
lip
Cheil/o
lip
Chil/o
lip
Bucc/o
cheek
Mel/o
cheek
Lingu/o
tongue
Gloss/o
tongue
Glott/o
tongue
-glot
tongue
Gingiv/o
gum
Oul/o
gum
Gnath/o
jaw
Maxill/o
maxilla
Mandibl/o
mandible
Palat/o
palate
Uvul/o
uvula
Staphyl/o
uvula, staphylococcus bacteria, grape-like
Tonsill/o
tonsil
Splanchn/o
viscera (internal organs enclosed in a cavity, particularly the abdominal cavity)
Esophag/o
esophagus
Gastr/o
stomach, abdomen
-gaster
stomach, abdomen
Abdomin/o
abdomen
Lapar/o
abdomen
Celi/o
abdomen
Omphal/o
navel, umbilicus, center
Umbilic/o
navel, umbilical cord
Hepat/o
liver
** hepatic/o = pertaining to the liver; hepatic vessels
Hepar/o
liver
Doch/o
duct, receptacle
** choledoch/o = bile duct
Duct/o
duct
Cyst/o
bladder, cyst, sac
** cholecyst/o = gall bladder
Hiat/o
an opening, gap (hiatus of the diaphragm)
Enter/o
intestine
Intestin/o
intestine
Duoden/o
duodenum
Jejun/o
jejunum
ile/o
ileum
Cec/o
cecum (caecum), blind
Typhl/o
cecum (caecum), blind
Append/o
appendix (something hanging onto part/body)
Appendic/o
appendix (something hanging onto part/body)
Col/o
colon
Colon/o
colon
Sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
Proct/o
anus and rectum
An/o
anus
Rect/o
rectum, straight
Sphincter/o
sphincter
Pyl/o
orifice, portal vein
Pylor/o
pylorus
Cardi/o
the cardiac sphincter, heart
Mesenter/o
mesentery
Peritone/o
peritoneum
Periton/o
peritoneum
Chol/e
bile
Bil/i
bile
Sial/o
saliva
Saliv/o
saliva
Chyl/o
chyle
Chym/o
chyme
Sterc/o
feces
Stercor/o
feces
Copr/o
feces
Scat/o
feces
Fec/o
feces
-chezia
defacation
Aliment/o
food
Cib/o
food, meal
Sit/o
food, grain
Fruct/o
fruit, fructose
Carp/o
fruit
Lact/o
milk, lactose
Galact/o
milk, galactose, galaxy
Gluc/o
sugar, glucose
Glyc/o
sugar, glucose
Sacchar/o
sugar
Melit/o
honey, sugar, bees
Amyl/o
starch
Prote/o
protein, first, primary
Albumin/o
albumin, protein
Lip/o
fat
Steat/o
fat, sebum
Gutin/o
glutin, sticky, adhesive
Zym/o
enzyme, fementation
-zyme
enzyme, fementation
-ase
enzyme
-ose
carbohydrate
Phag/o
to swallow, eat
Vor/o
to devour, eat
Orex/i
appetite
-orexia
appetite
Pept/o
digestion
Peps/o
digestion
Asc/o
sac, saclike
Chalas/o
relaxation (of sphincter)
Emet/o
vomiting
-emesis
vomiting
Nause/o
nausea, ship, sailor
Naut/o
nausea, ship, sailor
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
Fistul/o
fistula, tube, pipe-like
Syring/o
fistula, short tube, pipe-like
-syrinx
fistula, short tube, pipe-like
Diverticul/o
divericulum
Polyp/o
polyp
-cele
hernia, swelling, tumor
Cirrh/o
cirrhosis, yellow
Icter/o
jaundice
Volv/o
to roll
Hemorrhoid/o
hemorrhoid, pile
Flat/o
gas in the GI
Halit/o
bad breath
Ulcer/o
ulcer
Aphth/o
ulcer of the mouth, thrush
-clysis
washing, lavage
Cathart/o
evacuation (of the bowels)