Root Words Chapter 8 Flashcards

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1
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absorpt/o

A

to suck in

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2
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aden/o

A

gland

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3
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aliment/o

A

nourishment

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4
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amyl/o

A

starch

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5
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anabol/o

A

building up

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6
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append/o

A

appendix

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7
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appendic/o

A

appendix

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8
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bil/o

A

gall, bile

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9
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bucc/o

A

cheek

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10
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catabol/o

A

a casting down

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11
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cheil/o

A

lip

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12
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celi/o

A

abdomen, belly

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13
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chol/e

A

gall, bile

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14
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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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15
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cirrh/o

A

orange-yellow

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16
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col/o

A

colon

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17
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colon/o

A

colon

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18
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constipat

A

to press together

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19
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cyst/o

A

bladder

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20
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cyst

A

sac

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21
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defecat

A

to remove dregs

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22
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dent/o

A

tooth

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23
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diverticul/o

A

diverticula

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24
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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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25
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enter/o

A

intestine

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26
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esophage/o

A

esophagus

27
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fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue

28
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gastr/o

A

stomach

29
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gingiv/o

A

gums

30
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gloss/o

A

tongue

31
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glyc/o

A

sweet, sugar

32
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halit/o

A

breath

33
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hermat/o

A

blood

34
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hemorrh/o

A

vein liable to bleed

35
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hepat/o

A

liver

36
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herni/o

A

hernia

37
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ile/o

A

ileum

38
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ile

A

a twisting

39
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jejun/o

A

middle intestine

40
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labi/o

A

lip

41
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lapar/o

A

abdomen

42
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lingu/o

A

tongue

43
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lip/o

A

fat

44
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mes

A

middle

45
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nid

A

nest

46
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odont/o

A

tooth

47
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

48
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paralyt

A

to disable; paralysis

49
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pept/o

A

to digest

50
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pharyngl/e

A

pharynx

51
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pil/o

A

hair

52
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prand/i

A

meal

53
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proct/o

A

anus, rectum

54
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pylor/o

A

gatekeeper, pylorus

55
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rect/o

A

rectum

56
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sial/o

A

saliva

57
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid

58
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splen/o

A

spleen

59
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stomat/o

A

mouth

60
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verm/i

A

worm

61
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volvul

A

to roll

62
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eructat

A

breaking out

63
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masticat

A

to chew