Digestive System Prefixes Flashcards

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1
Q

bil/i

A

bile or relating to the gallbladder

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2
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bucco/o

A

cheek

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3
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calor/i

A

heat

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4
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cec/o

A

cecum

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5
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celi/o

A

abdomen

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6
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cheil/o

A

lips

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7
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chol/e

A

gall tissue

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8
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cholangi/o

A

bile vessel

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9
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cholecyst/ o

A

gallbladder

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10
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choledoch/o

A

bile duct

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11
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cirrh/o

A

orange in appearance

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12
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col/o

A

colon

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13
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colon/o

A

colon

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14
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dent/i

A

teeth

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15
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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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16
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enter/o

A

small intestine

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17
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epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

18
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

19
Q

gingiv/ o

A

gums

20
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

21
Q

hel/c

A

ulcer

22
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

23
Q

ile/o

A

ileum

24
Q

inguin/o

A

groin

25
Q

jejun/o

A

jejunum

26
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labi/o

A

labia

27
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lapar/o

A

abdominal wall

28
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lingu/o

A

tongue

29
Q

odont/o

A

tooth

30
Q

or/o

A

mouth

31
Q

palat/o

A

palate

32
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proct/o

A

anus/ rectum

33
Q

ptyal/o

A

saliva

34
Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus

35
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

36
Q

sial/o

A

saliva

37
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

38
Q

sigmold/o

A

sigmoid colon

39
Q

stom/o

A

mouth

40
Q

zymo

A

fermentation