Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
gingiv/o
A
gums
2
Q
gloss/o;lingu/o
A
tongue
3
Q
or/o; stomat/o
A
mouth
4
Q
ptyal/o
A
saliva
5
Q
sial/o
A
saliva, salivary gland
6
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
7
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
8
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
9
Q
pylor/o
A
pylorus
10
Q
-algia/-dynia
A
pain
11
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
12
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
13
Q
-orexia
A
appetite
14
Q
-pepsia
A
digestion
15
Q
-phagia
A
swallowing/eating
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
