Digestive system Flashcards
1
Q
antr-
antroscopy
A
antrum
2
Q
an-
anal
A
anus
3
Q
appendic-, appendix
appendicitis
A
appendix
4
Q
bili-
biligenic
A
bile
5
Q
caec-
caecorrhaphy
A
caecum
6
Q
diverticul-
diverticulosis
A
diverticulum
*di-apart, vertere-to turn aside
*small sac forming in the walls of an organ
7
Q
-doch-
sialodochitis
A
duct
8
Q
duoden-
duodenal
A
duodenum
*First 25cm part of the small intestine immediately below the stomach
* Also means 12 each
9
Q
faec-
faecaloid
A
ecrement
10
Q
geus-, geust-
hyergeusia
A
taste
11
Q
gingiv-
gingivalgia
A
gum (mouth)
12
Q
gloss-
glossodynia
A
tongue
13
Q
helmint-, helminth-
helminthic
A
worm (intestine)
*worm-like parasite
14
Q
ile-
ileorectal
A
ileum
*to roll
15
Q
jejun-
jejunotomy
A
jejunum
*empty
