Digestive System Flashcards by Norma Favela

Q

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 small intestine)

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enter/o

A

intestine (usually small intestine)

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gastr/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

A

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

A

mouth

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pancreat/o

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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-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 study of

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-logy

A

study of

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oma

A

tumor

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-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

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-scope

A

instrument for examination

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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