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Digestive System: Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes Flashcards

1
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bilirubin

A

orange-yellow pigment formed during destruction of erythrocytes that is taken up by liver cells and eventually excreted in the feces

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bolus

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mass of masticated (chewed) food ready for swallowing

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exocrine

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type of gland that secretes its products through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel

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sphincter

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circular band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening of the body

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triglycerides

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organic compound, a true fat, that is made of one glycerol and three fatty acids

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peristalsis

A

involuntary muscle movement that moves food through the gastrointestinal tract

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or/o

A

mouth

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oral

A

pertaining to the mouth

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stomat/o

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mouth

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stomatitis

A

inflammation of the mouth

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gloss/o

A

tongue

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glossectomy

A

excision of the tongue

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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lingual

A

pertaining to the tongue

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bucc/o

A

cheek

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buccal

A

pertaining to the (inside of) cheek

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cheil/o

A

lip

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cheiloplasty

A

surgical repair of the lip

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labi/o

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lip

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labial

A

pertaining to the lips

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21
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dent/o

A

teeth

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dentist

A

specialist in teeth

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odont/o

A

teeth

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orthodontist

A

specialist in straightening teeth

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gingiv/o

A

gum(s)

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gingivectomy

A

excision of the gums

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sial/o

A

saliva or salivary glands

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sialolith

A

stone in the salivary gland

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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esophagoscope

A

instrument for examining the esophagus

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31
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pharyng/o

A

pharynx (throat)

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32
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pharyngotonsillitis

A

inflammation of the pharynx and tonsils

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33
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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34
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gastralgia

A

pain in the stomach (stomachache)

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pylor/o

A

pylorus

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36
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pylorospasm

A

involuntary contraction of the pylorus

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duoden/o

A

duodenum (first part of the small intestine)

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duodenoscopy

A

visual examination of the duodenum

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enter/o

A

intestine (usually small intestine)

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enteropathy

A

disease of the small intestine

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jejun/o

A

jejunum (second part of the small intestine)

42
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jejunorrhaphy

A

suture of the jejunum

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ile/o

A

ileum (third part of the small intestine)

44
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ileostomy

A

forming an opening in the ileum

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append/o

A

appendix

46
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appendectomy

A

excision of the appendix

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appendic/o

A

appendix

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appendicitis

A

inflammation of the appendix

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col/o

A

colon

50
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colostomy

A

forming an opening in the colon

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colon/o

A

colon

52
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colonoscopy

A

visual examination of the colon

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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

54
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sigmoidotomy

A

incision of the sigmoid colon

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rect/o

A

rectum

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rectocele

A

swelling of the rectum

57
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proct/o

A

anus and rectum

58
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proctologist

A

specialist in the study of the anus and rectum

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an/o

A

anus

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perianal

A

around the anus

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hepat/o

A

liver

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hepatomegaly

A

enlargement of the liver

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

64
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pancreatolysis

A

destruction of the pancreas

65
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angio

A

blood vessels

66
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cholangi/o

A

bile vessel

67
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cholangiole

A

small bile vessel

68
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chol/e

A

bile, gall

69
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cholelith

A

gallstones

70
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

71
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cholecystectomy

A

excision of the gallbladder

72
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choledoch/o

A

bile duct

73
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choledochoplasty

A

surgical repair of the bile duct

74
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—emesis

A

vomit

75
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hyperemesis

A

excessive vomiting

76
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—iasis

A

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

77
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cholelithiasis

A

gallstones in the gallbladder

78
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—megaly

A

enlargement

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hepatomegaly

A

enlargement of the liver

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—orexia

A

appetite

81
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anorexia

A

lack of appetite

82
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—pepsia

A

digestion

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dyspepsia

A

also called indigestion
bad or difficult digestion

84
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—phagia

A

swallowing and eating

85
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aerophagia

A

swallowing air

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—prandial

A

meal

87
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postprandial

A

after meal

88
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—rrhea

A

discharge or flow

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steatorrhea

A

discharge of fat

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dia—

A

through or across

91
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diarrhea

A

discharge or flow of fluid fecal matter through the bowel

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peri—

A

around

93
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periodontitis

A

inflammation around a tooth

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sub—

A

under or below

95
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sublingual

A

pertaining to under the tongue

96
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choledocholithiasis

A

gallstones in the common bile duct

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