Root Words Chapter 8 Flashcards by Krista Kotylak

Q

absorpt/o

A

to suck in

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aden/o

A

gland

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aliment/o

A

nourishment

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amyl/o

A

starch

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anabol/o

A

building up

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append/o

A

appendix

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appendic/o

A

appendix

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bil/o

A

gall, bile

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bucc/o

A

cheek

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catabol/o

A

a casting down

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cheil/o

A

lip

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celi/o

A

abdomen, belly

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Q

chol/e

A

gall, bile

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Q

choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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cirrh/o

A

orange-yellow

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col/o

A

colon

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colon/o

A

colon

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constipat

A

to press together

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cyst/o

A

bladder

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cyst

A

sac

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defecat

A

to remove dregs

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dent/o

A

tooth

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diverticul/o

A

diverticula

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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enter/o

A

intestine

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esophage/o

A

esophagus

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fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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gingiv/o

A

gums

Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

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glyc/o

A

sweet, sugar

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halit/o

A

breath

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hermat/o

A

blood

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hemorrh/o

A

vein liable to bleed

Q

hepat/o

A

liver

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herni/o

A

hernia

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ile/o

A

ileum

Q

ile

A

a twisting

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jejun/o

A

middle intestine

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labi/o

A

lip

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lapar/o

A

abdomen

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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lip/o

A

fat

Q

mes

A

middle

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nid

A

nest

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odont/o

A

tooth

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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paralyt

A

to disable; paralysis

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pept/o

A

to digest

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pharyngl/e

A

pharynx

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pil/o

A

hair

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prand/i

A

meal

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proct/o

A

anus, rectum

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pylor/o

A

gatekeeper, pylorus

Q

rect/o

A

rectum

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sial/o

A

saliva

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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid

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splen/o

A

spleen

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stomat/o

A

mouth

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verm/i

A

worm

Q

volvul

A

to roll

Q

eructat

A

breaking out

Q

masticat

A

to chew