The Digestive System Word Elements Flashcards

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1
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or/o

A

mouth

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stomat/o

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mouth

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gloss/o

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tongue

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lingu/o

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tongue

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bucc/o

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cheek

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cheli/o

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lip

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labi/o

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lip

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dent/o

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tooth

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odont/o

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tooth

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gingiv/o

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gum

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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gastr/o

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stomach

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pylor/o

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pylorus

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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enter/o

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intestine

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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ile/o

A

ileum

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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col/o

A

colon

23
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colon/o

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colon

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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rect/o

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rectum

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proct/o

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anus, rectum

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an/o

A

anus

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hepat/o

A

liver

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

30
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cholangi/o

A

bile vessel

31
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chol/e

A

bile, gall

32
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

33
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choledoch/o

A

bile duct

33
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choledoch/o

A

bile duct

34
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-emesis

A

vomit

35
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

36
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-megaly

A

enlargement

37
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-orexia

A

appetite

38
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-pepsia

A

digestions

39
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-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

40
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-prandial

A

meal

41
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-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

42
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dia-

A

through, across

43
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peri-

A

around

44
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sub-

A

below, under