Digestive System Suffixes/Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
-orexida
A
appetite
2
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
3
Q
-pepsia
A
digestion
4
Q
-phagia
A
swallowing
5
Q
-spasm
A
sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles
6
Q
-ascites
A
literally means bag
7
Q
bucco-
A
cheek
8
Q
chole-
A
bile
9
Q
cholecysto-
A
the sac that stores bile (gallbladder)
10
Q
choledocho-
A
common bile duct
11
Q
colo-
A
colon
12
Q
-rhea
A
flowing though or out
13
Q
gingivo-
A
gums
14
Q
glosso-
A
tongue
15
Q
hepato-
A
liver