Digestive System Flashcards

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1
Q

gingiv/o

A

gums

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2
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gloss/o;lingu/o

A

tongue

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3
Q

or/o; stomat/o

A

mouth

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4
Q

ptyal/o

A

saliva

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5
Q

sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland

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6
Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

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7
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx

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8
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

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9
Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus

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10
Q

-algia/-dynia

A

pain

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11
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

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12
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

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13
Q

-orexia

A

appetite

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14
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

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15
Q

-phagia

A

swallowing/eating

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16
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

17
Q

dent/o; odont/o

A

teeth

18
Q

duoden

A

duodenum

19
Q

enter

A

intestine (usually small)

20
Q

jejun

A

jejunum

21
Q

ile

A

ileum

22
Q

append

A

appendix

23
Q

appendic

A

appendix

24
Q

col

A

colon

25
Q

colon

A

colon

26
Q

proct

A

anus,rectum

27
Q

rect

A

rectum

28
Q

sigmoid

A

sigmoid colon

29
Q

-ectomy

A

excision, removal

30
Q

-tomy

A

incision

31
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

32
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward displacement

33
Q

-pexy

A

fixation

34
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

35
Q

-plasty

A

-surgical repair

36
Q

-cele

A

herniation

37
Q

-iasis

A

abnormality produced by something specific