Module 9 - Digestive Tract Flashcards
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adamant-
adamantin-
amel-
A
enamel
2
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alve-
alveol-
A
tooth socket; socket; cavity
3
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append-
appendic-
A
appendix
4
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cholang-
A
bile duct
5
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cholecyst-
A
bile bladder; gall bladder
6
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col-
colon-
A
colon; large intestine
7
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duoden-
A
duodenum; the first part of the small intestine
8
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enter-
A
intestines
9
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epipl-
oment-
A
omentum; fatty membrane lining the abdominal cavity
10
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esophag-
oesophag-
A
esophagus
11
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gastr-
stomach-
A
stomach
12
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gingiv-
A
gums
13
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gloss-
lingu-
A
tongue; language
14
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hepat-
A
liver
15
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hepatic-
A
hepatic duct
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ile-
A
ileum
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jejun-
A
jejunum
18
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odont-
dent-
A
tooth; teeth
19
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pancreat-
A
pancreas
20
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pancreatic-
A
pancreatic duct
21
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peritone-
A
peritoneum; serous membrane lining the abdominal
cavity
22
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proct-
rect-
A
rectum; anus; rectum and anus
23
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ptyal-
sial-
A
saliva; salivary gland
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pylor-
A
pylorus; lower portion of the stomach
25
sphincter-
sphincter; circular muscle [which closes an orifice]
26
splanchn-
| viscer-
viscera; the internal organs [collectively]
27
choledoch-
common bile duct
28
staphyl-
| uvul-
uvula
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stom-
stomat-
or-
mouth
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typhl-
caec-
cec-
cecum (caecum); first part of the large intestine
31
ul-
gums; scar
32
uran-
uranisc-
palat-
palate
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acr-
extremities [of the body]; height; tip(s)
34
ather-
yellowish plaque
35
bromat-
| sit-
food
36
febr-
fever
| [followed by the connecting vowel “i”]
37
phag-
the eating (or, chewing; biting; swallowing; devouring) (of a substance)
38
troph-
| nutri-
nutrition [Note: troph- may also mean “growth” in certain nutrit- contexts]
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anomal-
irregular
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heter-
different; other
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hom-*
homoi-
home-
same; unchanging [See Mod. 4, hom-]
42
anter-
before; front; in front
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dextr-
right [as opposed to left];
| clockwise
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dors-
back [as opposed to front]
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extern-
outside
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infer-
below
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intern-
inside
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lev-
left; counter-clockwise
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poster-
behind
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retr-
behind; backward
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sinistr-
left
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super-*
above
[See Mod. 3, super-, and note that this term is not a
prefix when it is followed by a connecting vowel]
53
tel-
| tele-
end; goal [nouns]
| distant; at a distance [adjectives]
54
ventr-*
front
| [See Mod. 2, ventr-]
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-pepsia
digestion
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- clasis
| - clasia
(the act/process of) breaking (something) up
57
-clysis
irrigation
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-plasia
proliferation; growth; development
| [in reference to tissue or cells]
59
-phage
something that eats (or, devours)
60
- phagia
| - phagy
```
the eating (or, chewing; biting; swallowing; devouring)
(of a substance)
```
61
-schisis
a splitting
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- tripsy
| - tripsis
a crushing (or, rubbing) (of a substance); friction
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-trophy
nutrition; growth
