Med Term Ch. 6 Flashcards by lindsay McEwan

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-ectasis, -ectasia

A

stretching, dialation, dilation, widening

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-lysis

A

destruction, breakdown, separation

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-ptosis

A

droop, sag, protrude

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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burstig forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-spasm

A

sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

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to stop, control

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-stenosis

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tightening, stricture, narrowing

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-tresia

A

opening

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bucc/o

A

cheek

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cec/o

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cecum

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celi/o

A

belly/abdomen

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cheil/o

A

lip

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chol/e

A

bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile, vesse

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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col/o

A

colon (lg. intestine)

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colon/o

A

colon

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dent/i

A

tooth

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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enter/o

A

intestines

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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gingiv/o

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gum

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glyc/o

A

sugar

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hepat/o

A

liver

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herni/o

A

hernia

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ile/o

A

ileum

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jejun/o

A

jejunum

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labi/o

A

lip

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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lip/o

A

fat, lipid

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lith/o

A

stone

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odont/o

A

tooth

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or/o

A

mouth

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palat/o

A

palate

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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proct/o

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before/forward

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pylor/o

A

pyloric sphincter

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rect/o

A

rectum

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sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

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splen/o

A

spleen

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steat/o

A

fat, seabum

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stomat/o

A

mouth