Digestive System Flashcards
Alimento-
to nourish
Amylo-
starch
Appendo-
appendage
-ase
enzyme
Attriti-
wearing out
Baro-
weight
Baso-
basic or at base
Beri-
weakness
bili-
bile or gall
blenno-
mucus
bolo-
lump or ball
brux-
grinding
bulimo-
hunger
cata-
breakdown or down
cebo-
meal or food
ceco-
blind pouch
-cece
naval
cemento-
hard
cholangio-
bile duct
chole-
bile or gall
chyolecysto-
gallbladder
choledoncho-
gallbladder duct (canal)
cholera
biliary acute diarrhea
chyme
juice
coel
hollow belly or cavity
colo-
colon (big or large intestine)
colono-
color or big or large intestine
cord-
vocal cords or cord
craso-
mixture
-creas
fleshy or flesh
crico-
ring
cusp-
point
de-
away
dento-
tooth or teeth
deverticulo-
outpouching
docho-
duct or canal
donto-
tooth or teeth
dracunculo-
twelve
emaci-
to grow thing
-emesis
vomit
enamel
hard
entero-
intestine (usually refers to small intesting)
Eructo-
belching
eso-
toward
feco-
stool or fecal matter
flato-
to blow
-flux
to flow
-form
shaped, shape, form
Flato-
to blow
Gastro-
stomach
gingivo-
gum
glosso-
tongue
glotto
back of tongue
-glutition
to swallow
gnath-
jaw or cheek
gout-
a drop
gusto-
tasting or taste
Halito-
breath
hepato-
liver
hernio-
rupture or protrusion
hiat-
an opeing
-hiscence
to gape open
ileo-
twisted
ilio-
flank
in-
into or not
inguino-
groin
-in
substance or chemical
Jejuno-
to empty (2nd part of small intestine)
kali-
potassium
keto-
sour or acid
labio-
lip
-lalia
talk or talking
lapi-
stone
lingu-
tongue
litho-
stone, calculus, or rock
logo-
speech or words
masseto-
chewer or to chew
mastico-
to chew or chewing
megalo-
huge or large
-mentum
chin
meso-
middle
mogi-
difficult
molo-
to mill or grind
nutrio-
to nourish
-orrhexis
rupture or protrusion
odonto-
tooth
omphalo
navel or umbilicus
ora-
mouth
-orexia
appetite
ortho-
straight, normal, correct
palato-
palate, plate, or plate of the mouth
Pepso-
digestion
pharyngo-
throat
phas-
speech or speaking
phaso-
speech or speaking
phraso-
speech or talk
-phthisis
wasting
Prandi-
meal or breakfast
Procto-
rectum or anus
ptyalo-
saliva
-ptysis
spitting or spit
recto-
rectum or straight
ruga-
folds
salivo
spit
scato-
dung or feces
scurvy
to scratch
sialo-
saliva or spit
sigmoido-
s-shaped
sphincto-
that which binds together
-stalsis
to contract
sterco-
stool, fecal matter or dung
stomato-
mouth
-susception
to receive
tonsillo-
almond shape
trachy-
rough
typhlo-
blind pouch or first part of big colon
-ula
small or lesser
ulcer
sore
ulo-
gum
uv-
grape
uveo-
grape
uvulo-
grape
valvulo-
tiny gold or small valve
villi-
shaggy hair