Digestive System Flashcards

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append/o

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appendix

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an/o

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anus

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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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cec/o

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cecum

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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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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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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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enter/o

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small intestine

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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hepat/o

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liver

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ile/o

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ileum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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labi/o

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lip

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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lingu/o

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tongue

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lith/o

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stone

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odont/o

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tooth

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or/o

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mouth

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palat/o

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palate

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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polyp/o

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polyp

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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pylor/o

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pylorus

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pyr/o

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fire

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rect/o

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rectum

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sialaden/o

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salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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-emesis

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vomit

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-istry

A

specialty of

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-lithiasis

A

condition of stones

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-orexia

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appetite

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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eat, swallow

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-prandial

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pertaining to a meal

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cutane/o

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skin

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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nas/o

A

nose

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orth/o

A

straight

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ven/o

A

vein

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-algia

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pain

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-centesis

A

process of removing fluid

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-gram

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record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-ostomy

A

create a new opening

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-otomy

A

cutting into

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-ptosis

A

drooping

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-scope

A

instrument to view

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-scopy

A

process of viewing

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a-

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without

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an-

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without

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anti-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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abnormal

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endo-

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within

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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under

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itra-

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within

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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poly-

A

many

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post-

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after

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retro-

A

backwards

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sub-

A

under

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trans-

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across