Digestive System vocab Flashcards

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1
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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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an/o

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anus

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append/o; appendic/o

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appendix

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bil/o

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bile; gall

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cec/o

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cecum (first part of small intestine)

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chol/e

A

bile; gall

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7
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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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8
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cirrh/o

A

orange-yellow

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col/o; colon/o

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colon; large intestine

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cyst/o

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cyst; fluid sac; bladder

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11
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dent/i

A

tooth

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12
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duoden/o

A

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

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13
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enter/o

A

intestines (usually the small intestine)

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14
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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15
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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16
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gingiv/o

A

gums

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17
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gloss/o

A

tongue

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18
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gluc/o; glyc/o

A

sugar; glucose

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19
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hemat/o

A

blood

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20
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hepat/o

A

liver

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21
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ile/o

A

ileum (third part of small intestine)

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22
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inaguin/o

A

groin

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23
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jaund/o

A

yellow

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24
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jejun/o

A

jejunum (second part of small intestine)

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25
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labi/o

A

lip

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26
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lapar/o

A

abdominal wall; abdomen

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27
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ling/o

A

tongue

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28
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lith/o

A

stone; calculus

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29
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odont/o

A

tooth

30
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or/o

A

mouth

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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peritone/o

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peritoneum (membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs)

33
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phag/o

A

eat; swallow; engulf

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pharyng/o

A

throat; pharynx

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proct/o

A

rectum; anus

36
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon; sigmoid

37
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splen/o

A

spleen

38
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a- ; an-

A

not, without

39
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de-

A

lack of down; less: removal of

40
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dia-

A

through; complete

41
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dys-

A

painful; difficult

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endo-

A

in; within

43
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epi-

A

on; over; upon

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peri-

A

around; surrounding

45
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post-

A

after; behind

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pre-

A

before; in front of

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sub-

A

below; under

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ultra-

A

beyond; excess

49
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-ac; -al; -eal; -ic

A

pertaining to

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-ase

A

enzyme

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-ation

A

process; condition

52
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-chezia

A

defecation; elimination of waste

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-clysis

A

irrigation; washing

54
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-gen

A

substance that produces

57
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-ia

A

condition

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

59
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-ist

A

specialist

60
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-itis

A

inflammation

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-megaly

A

enlargement

62
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-orexia

A

appetite

63
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

64
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-pepsia

A

digestion

65
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-phagia

A

eating; swallowing

66
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-prandial

A

meal

67
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-rrhea

A

flow; excessive discharge

68
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-scope

A

instrument used to view

69
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-stalsis

A

contraction

70
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-stomy

A

surgical opening

71
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-tripsy

A

crushing

72
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-um; -us

A

structure; tissue; thing