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
16
Q
ileo-
A
small intestine
17
Q
jejuno-
A
jejunum
18
Q
litho-
A
stone
19
Q
naso-
A
nose
20
Q
palato-
A
palate
21
Q
pancreato-
A
pancreas
22
Q
para
A
past, beyond
23
Q
peritoneo-
A
peritoneum
24
Q
procto-
A
anus or rectum
25
Q
pyloro-
A
phloric value
26
Q
rhino-
A
nose
27
Q
sigmoldo-
A
sigmold colon
28
Q
steato-
A
fatty
29
Q
stomato-
A
mouth