GI: Wordbuilding Flashcards by Catherine Lee

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starch

A

amyl/o

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anus

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an/o

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appendix (2)

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append/o; appendic/o

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bile, gall (2)

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bil/i; chol/e

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bilirubin

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bilirubin/o

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bronchial tubes

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bronch/o

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cheek

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bucc/o

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cecum

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cec/o

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abdomen (2)

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celi/o; lapar/o

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neck

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cervic/o

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lips (2)

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cheil/o; labi/o

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bile vessel

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cholangi/o

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gallbladder

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cholecyst/o

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bile duct

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choledoch/o

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meal

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cib/o

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orange-yellow

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cirrh/o

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colon (2)

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col/o; colon/o

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teeth

A

dent/i

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duodenum

A

duoden/o

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intestine

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enter/o

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esophagus

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esophag/o

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cause

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eti/o

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stomach

A

gastr/o

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gums

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gingiv/o

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tongue (2)

A

gloss/o; lingu/o

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sugar (2)

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gluc/o; gylc/o

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animal starch, glycogen

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glycogen/o

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blood (2)

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hem/o; hemat/o

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liver

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hepat/o

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hernia

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herni/o

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unknown

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idi/o

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ileum

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ile/o

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jejunum

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jejun/o

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fat (2)

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lip/o; steat/o

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stone

A

lith/o

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lymph vessel

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lymphangi/o

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lower jaw

A

mandibul/o

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menses

A

men/o

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death

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necr/o

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tooth

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odont/o

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mouth (2)

A

or/o; stomat/o

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palate

A

palat/o

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pancreas

A

pancreat/o

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peritoneum

A

peritone/o

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throat

A

pharyng/o

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anus and rectum

A

proct/o

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pyloric sphincter

A

pylor/o

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rectum

A

rect/o

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salivary gland

A

sialaden/o

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sigmoid colon

A

sigmoid/o

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spleen

A

splen/o

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tonsils

A

tonsill/o

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suffix: enzyme

A

-ase

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suffix: removal of fluid

A

-centesis

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suffix: defecation

A

-chezia

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suffix: dilating

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-ectasia

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suffix: dilation

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-ectasis

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suffix: removal

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-ectomy

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suffix: vomiting

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-emesis

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suffix: blood condition

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-emia

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suffix: production of

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-genesis

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suffix: process of recording

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-graphy

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suffix: abnormal condition

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-iasis

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suffix: breakdown

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-lysis

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suffix: enlargement

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-megaly

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suffix: appetite

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-orexia

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suffix: disease

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-pathy

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suffix: digestion

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-pepsia

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suffix: swallowing, eating

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-phagia

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suffix: surgical repair

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-plasty

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suffix: meal

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-prandial

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suffix: sagging, drooping

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-ptosis

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suffix: spitting

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-ptysis

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suffix: bursting forth of blood (2)

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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suffix: suture

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-rraphy

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suffix: discharge, flow

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-rrhea

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suffix: process of visually examining

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-scopy

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suffix: involuntary muscle contraction

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-spasm

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suffix: stopping, controlling

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-stasis

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suffix: narrowing

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-stenosis

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suffix: new opening to form mouth

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-stomy

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suffix: incision

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-tomy

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suffix: opening

A

-tresia