Digestive System Med Term Flashcards

1
Q

abdomin/o

A

abdomen, abdominal

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2
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an/o

A

anus

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3
Q

appendico/o

A

appendix

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4
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

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5
Q

bil/i

A

bile

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6
Q

bucco/o

A

cheek

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7
Q

cec/o

A

cecum

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8
Q

celi/o

A

abdomen

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9
Q

-cele

A

hernia

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10
Q

cheil/o

A

lip

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11
Q

-chezia

A

defecation

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12
Q

chol/e, chol/o

A

bile, gallbladder

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13
Q

choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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14
Q

cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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15
Q

cirrh/o

A

orange/yello

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16
Q

col/o

A

large intestine, colon

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17
Q

dent/i, dent/o, dont/o

A

teeth

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18
Q

dia

A

through, throughout, completely

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19
Q

duoden/o

A

duodenum

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20
Q

-ectasia, -ectastis

A

dilation, expansion

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21
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

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22
Q

end/o, ent/o

A

within, inner, containing

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23
Q

enter/o

A

small intestine

24
Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

25
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

26
Q

gingiv/o

A

gingivae, gums of the mouth

27
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

28
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

29
Q

herni/o

A

rupture, protusion of part of a structure through the tissues containing it

30
Q

ile/o

A

ileum

31
Q

jejun/o

A

jejunum

32
Q

labi/o

A

lips

33
Q

lapar/o

A

abdomen

34
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

35
Q

lith/o

A

stone

36
Q

-lysis

A

release

37
Q

or/o

A

mouth

38
Q

-ostomy, -stomy

A

artificial or surgical opening

39
Q

-otomy

A

incision into

40
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

41
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

42
Q

peritone/o

A

peritoneum

43
Q

-phagia

A

eating, devouring

44
Q

-plasty

A

technique involving molding or surgically forming

45
Q

proct/o

A

anus, rectum

46
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

47
Q

-rrhea

A

flowing, flux

48
Q

-scope, -scopy

A

action involving the use of an instrument for viewing

49
Q

sial/o

A

saliva

50
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

51
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

52
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

53
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

54
Q

uvul/o

A

uvula, grape

55
Q

viscer/o

A

the viscera, internal organs

56
Q

cholangi/o

A

bile duct