Digestive System Flashcards

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1
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chol/e

A

bile, gall

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2
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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3
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choledoch/o

A

bile duct

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4
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col/o, colon/o

A

colon

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5
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dent/o, odont/o

A

teeth

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6
Q

duoden/o

A

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

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7
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enter/o

A

intestine (usually small intestine)

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8
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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9
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gingiv/o

A

gum(s)

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10
Q

gloss/o, lingu/o

A

tongue

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11
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hepat/o

A

liver

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12
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ile/o

A

ileum (third part of small intestine)

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13
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jejun/o

A

jejunum (second part of small intestine)

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14
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or/o, stomat/o

A

mouth

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15
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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16
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proct/o

A

anus, rectum

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17
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rect/o

A

rectum

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18
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sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland

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19
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

20
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tox/o, toxic/o

A

poison

21
Q

-algia, -dynia

A

pain

22
Q

-ectomy

A

excision, removal

23
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-emesis

A

vomiting

24
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

25
Q

-gram

A

record, writing

26
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-graphy

A

process of recording

27
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

28
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-itis

A

inflammation

29
Q

-lith

A

stone, calculus

30
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-logist

A

specialist in study of

31
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-logy

A

study of

32
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

33
Q

-oma

A

tumor

34
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

35
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

36
Q

-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

37
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

38
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

39
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

40
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-scope

A

instrument for examination

41
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-scopy

A

visual examination

42
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-stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

43
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-stomy

A

forming an opening (mouth)

44
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-tome

A

instrument to cut

45
Q

-tomy

A

incision

46
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dys-

A

bad, painful; difficult

47
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peri-

A

around