Digestive system Combining forms Flashcards

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1
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an/o

A

anus

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2
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append/o, appendic/o

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appendix

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3
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bucc/o

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cheek

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4
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cec/o

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cecum

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5
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celi/o

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belly, abdomen

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6
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cheil/o

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lip

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7
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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8
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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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9
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col/o

A

colon

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10
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dent/i

A

tooth

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11
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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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12
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enter/o

A

intestines, usually small intestine

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13
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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14
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faci/o

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face

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15
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gastr/o

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stomach

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16
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gingiv/o

A

gums

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17
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gloss/o

A

tongue

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18
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hepat/o

A

liver

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19
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ile/o

A

ileum

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20
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jejun/o

A

jejunum

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21
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labi/o

A

lip

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22
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lapar/o

A

abdomen

23
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lingu/o

A

tongue

24
Q

mandibul/o

A

lower jaw, mandible

25
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odont/o

A

tooth

26
Q

or/o

A

mouth

27
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palat/o

A

palate

28
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

29
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

30
Q

pharyng/o

A

throat

31
Q

proct/o

A

anus and rectum

32
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pylor/o

A

pyloric sphincter

33
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

34
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

35
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

36
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

37
Q

uvul/o

A

uvula

38
Q

amyl/o

A

starch

39
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bil/i

A

gall, bile

40
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bilirubin/o

A

bilirubin (bile pigment)

41
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chol/e

A

gall or bile

42
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chlorhydr/o

A

hydrochloric acid

43
Q

gluc/o glyc/o

A

sugar

44
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glycogen/o

A

glycogen, animal starch

45
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lip/o

A

fat

46
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lith/o

A

stone

47
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prote/o

A

protein

48
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py/o

A

pus

49
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sial/o

A

saliva, salivary

50
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steat/o

A

fat

51
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

52
Q

-chezia

A

defecation, elimination of wastes

53
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition

54
Q

-prandial

A

meal