Digestive System Flashcards by Monika Gray

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Chol/e

A

Bile, gall

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Cholecyst/o

A

Gallbladder

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Choledoch/o

A

Bile duct

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Col/o, colon/o

A

Colon

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Dent/o, odont/o

A

Teeth

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Duoden/o

A

Duodenum (first part of the small intestine

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Enter/o

A

Intestine (usually small intestine)

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Gastro/o

A

Stomach

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Gingiv/o

A

Gum(s)

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Gloss/o, lingu/o

A

Tongue

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Hepat/o

A

Liver

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Ile/o

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Ileum (third part of small intestine)

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Jejun/o

A

Jejunum (second part of small intestine)

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Or/o, stomat/o

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Mouth

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Pancreat/

A

Pancreas

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Proct/o

A

Anus, rectum

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Rect/o

A

Rectum

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Sial/o

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Saliva, salivary gland

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Sigmoid/o

A

Sigmoid colon

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Tox/o, toxic/o

A

Poison

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-algia, -dynia

A

Pain

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-ectomy

A

Excision, removal

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-emesis

A

Vomiting

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-gram

A

Record, writing

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-graphy

A

Process of recording

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-iasis

A

Abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-lith

A

Stone, calculus

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-logist

A

Specialist in the study of

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-logy

A

The study of

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-megaly

A

Enlargement

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-oma

A

Tumor

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pepsia

A

Disgestipn

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-phagia

A

Swallowing, eating

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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-rrhea

A

Discharge, flow

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-scope

A

Instrument for examining

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-scopy

A

Visual examination

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-stenosis

A

Narrowing, stricture

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-stomy

A

Forming an opening (mouth)

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-tome

A

Instrument to cut

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-tomy

A

Incision

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Dys-

A

Bad, painful, difficult

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Peri-

A

Around