Digestive System Flashcards

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1
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an/o

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anus

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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bar/o

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weight

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bucc/o

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cheek

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cec/o

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cecum

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chol/e

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bile

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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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11
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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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cirrh/o

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yellow

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col/o

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colon

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colon/o

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colon

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cutane/o

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skin

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16
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cyst/o

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sac

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dent/o

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tooth

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diverticul/o

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pouch

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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20
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enter/o

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small intestine

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21
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esophag/o

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esophagus

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22
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gastr/o

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stomach

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23
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gingiv/o

A

gums

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24
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gloss/o

A

tongue

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hem/o

A

blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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ile/o

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lieum

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29
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inguin/o

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groin

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30
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jejun/o

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jejunum

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31
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labi/o

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lip

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32
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lapar/o

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abdomen

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33
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lingu/o

A

tongue

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34
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lith/o

A

stone

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35
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mandibul/o

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mandible

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36
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nas/o

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nose

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37
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odont/o

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tooth

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38
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or/o

A

mouth

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39
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orth/o

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straight

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40
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palat/o

A

palate

41
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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polyp/o

A

polyp

44
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proct/o

A

anus and rectum

45
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pylor/o

A

pylorus

46
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pyr/o

A

fire

47
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rect/o

A

rectum

48
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sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

50
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ven/o

A

vein

51
Q

-ac, -al, -ar, -eal, -ic, -ous,

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pertaining to

52
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-algia

A

pain

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-centesis

A

process of removing fluid

54
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-emetic

A

pertaining to vomiting

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-gram

A

record

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-iatric

A

pertaining to medical treatment

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-istry

A

specialty of

61
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-itis

A

inflammation

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-lithiasis

A

conditions of stones

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-logy

A

study of

64
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-oma

A

tumor

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-orexia

A

appetite

66
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

67
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-ostomy

A

surgically create an opening

68
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-otomy

A

cutting into

69
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-phagia

A

eat, swallow

72
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

73
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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-prandial

A

pertaining to a meal

75
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-ptosis

A

drooping

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-scope

A

instrument to view

77
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-scopic

A

pertaining to visually examining

78
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-scopy

A

process of viewing

79
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

80
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a-

A

without

81
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an-

A

without

82
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anti-

A

against

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brady-

A

slow

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dys-

A

abnormal, painful, difficult

85
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endo-

A

within

86
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ex-

A

outward

87
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hyper-

A

excessive

88
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hypo-

A

below

89
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in-

A

inward

90
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intra-

A

within

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per-

A

through

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peri-

A

around

93
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poly-

A

many

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post-

A

after

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re-

A

again

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retro-

A

backward

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sub-

A

under

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trans-

A

across

99
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A