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Digestive System Medical Word elements Flashcards

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gloss/o

lingu/o

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tongue

glossectomy: removal of all or part of the tongue
lingual: pertaining to the tongue

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or/o

stomat/o

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mouth
or/al: pertaining to the mouth
stomat/itis: inflammation of the mouth

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bucc/o

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cheek

bucc/al: pertaining to the cheek

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cheil/o

liab/o

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lip

cheiloplasty: surgical repair of a defective lip
labial: pertaining to the lips, particularly the lips of the mouth

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dent/o

odont/o

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teeth
orthodontist: dentist who specializes in correcting and preventing irregularities of abnormally positioned or aligned teeth (orth means straight)

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gingiv/o

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gum(s)

gingivectomy: excision of diseased gingival tissue

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sial/o

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saliva; salivary glands

sialolith: calculus formed in a salivary gland or duct

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esophag/o

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esophagus

esophagoscope: instrument used to examine the esophagus

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

pharyngotonsilitis: inflammation of the pharynx and tonsils

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gastr/o

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stomach

gastralgia: pain in the stomach; also called stomachache

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pylor/o

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pylorus

pylorospasm: involuntary contraction of the pyloric sphincter of the stomach, as in pyloric stenosis

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duoden/o

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duodenum
first part of the small intestine
duodenoscopy: visual exam of the duodenum

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enter/o

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intestine (usually small intestine)

enteropathy: disease of the intestine

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jejun/o

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Jejunum

jejunorrhaphy: suture of the jejunum

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ile/o

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ileum (third part of small intestine)

ileostomy: creation of an opening between the ileum and the abdominal wall

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append/o

appendic/o

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appendix
appendectomy: excision of the appendix
appendicitis

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col/o

colon/o

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colostomy: creation of an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall
colonoscopy: visual exam of the colon

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

sigmoidotomy: incision of the sigmoid colon

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rect/o

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rectum

rectocele: herniation of the rectum

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proct/o

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anus/rectum

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an/o

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anus

perianal: pertaining to the area around the anus

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hepat/o

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liver

hepatomegaly: enlargement of the liver

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pancreat/o

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pancreas:
pancreatolysis: destruction of the pancreas by pancreatic enzymes

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cholang/o

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bile vessel

cholangiole: small terminal portion of the bile duct (-ole means small or minute)

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chol/e

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bile, gall

cholelith: gallstone

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cholecyst/o

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gall bladder

cholecystectomy: removal of the gall bladder

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choledoch/o

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bile duct

choledochoplasty: surgical repair of the common bile duct

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