gastroenterology - combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes Flashcards by Lisa Ward

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an/o

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anus

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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chol/e

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bile

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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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col/o

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colon

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colon/o

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colon

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diverticul/o

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diverticulum

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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enter/o

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intestine

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hepat/o

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liver

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ile/o

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ileum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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polyp/o

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polyp

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proct/o

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rectum and anus

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rect/o

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rectum

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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bar/o

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weight

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hemat/o

A

blood

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inguin/o

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groin

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lith/o

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stone

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nas/o

A

nose

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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protrusion

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-dynia

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pain

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-emetic

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pertaining to vomiting

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-gram

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a record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-iatric

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medical specialty

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ostomy

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surgically create an opening

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-rrhea

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discharge

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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a-

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without

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anti-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult, painful

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hyper-

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excessive

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poly-

A

many