Med Terms - Digestive system Vocab Flashcards
1
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
2
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tonsill/o
A
tonsils
3
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cheil/o
A
lip
4
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or/o
stomat/o
A
mouth
5
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dent/o
odont/o
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teeth
6
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gloss/o
lingu/o
A
tongue
7
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maxill/o
mandibul/o
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jaw
8
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gringiv/o
A
gums
9
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sial/o
A
saliva
10
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epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
11
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pharyng/o
A
pharynx, throat
12
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esophag/o
A
esophagus
13
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gastr/o
A
stomach
14
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pylor/o
A
pulorus (part of stomach connects to small intestine)
15
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enter/o
intestin/o
A
small intestines
16
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duoden/o
A
duodenum
17
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jejun/o
A
jejunum
18
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ile/o
A
ileum
19
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cec/o
A
cecum
20
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col/o
colon/o
A
colon (Large intestine)
21
Q
append/o
appendic/o
A
appendix
22
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sigmoid/o
A
sigmoid colon (end of colon)
23
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rect/o
A
rectum
24
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an/o
A
anus
25
proct/o
rectum/anus
26
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
27
chol/e
| chole-
gall/bile
28
choledoch/o
bile duct
29
cholangi/o
bile vessel
30
hepat/o
liver
31
pancreat/o
pancreas
32
aer/o
air
33
carcin/o
cancer
34
dips/o
| -dipsia
thirst
35
doch/o
duct
36
herni/o
hernia
37
lith/o
| -lith
stone
38
muc/o
mucus
39
myc/o
fungus
40
therm/o
heat
41
tox/o
| toxic/o
poison
42
dia-
through
43
dys-
bad/painful
44
-emesis
vomit
45
-emia
blood/ blood condition
46
- iasis
| - osis
abnormal condition of
47
-ptosis
prolapse/ displacement
48
-plegia
paralysis
49
-pepsia
digestion
50
-phagia
eat or swallow
51
-rrhea
flow/ discharge
52
-phasia
speech
53
-spasm
involuntary twitching
54
-stenosis
narrowing
55
-scope
instrument (used to look at)
56
-scopy
viewing (with an instrument)
57
-stomy
form a new opening
58
-ectomy
surgical removal
59
-tomy
incision/ cutting into
60
-centesis
surgical puncture
61
-pexy
fixation
62
-plasty
surgical repair
63
-rrhaphy
suture
