Digestive System Suffixes/Prefixes Flashcards by Melissa Rosario

Q

-orexida

A

appetite

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Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

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Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

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Q

-phagia

A

swallowing

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Q

-spasm

A

sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles

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-ascites

A

literally means bag

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Q

bucco-

A

cheek

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Q

chole-

A

bile

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Q

cholecysto-

A

the sac that stores bile (gallbladder)

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Q

choledocho-

A

common bile duct

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Q

colo-

A

colon

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Q

-rhea

A

flowing though or out

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Q

gingivo-

A

gums

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glosso-

A

tongue

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hepato-

A

liver

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Q

ileo-

A

small intestine

Q

jejuno-

A

jejunum

Q

litho-

A

stone

Q

naso-

A

nose

Q

palato-

A

palate

Q

pancreato-

A

pancreas

Q

para

A

past, beyond

Q

peritoneo-

A

peritoneum

Q

procto-

A

anus or rectum

pyloro-

phloric value

rhino-

nose

sigmoldo-

sigmold colon

steato-

fatty

stomato-

mouth