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Word List 7 Flashcards

1
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an/o

A

anus

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append/o
appendic/o

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appendix

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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bile duct

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col/o
colon/o

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colon

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dent/o

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teeth

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enter/o

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intestine (usually refers to small intestine)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gums

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12
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gloss/o

A

tongue

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hepat/o

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liver

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ile/o

A

ileum (third part of small intestine)

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jejun/o

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jejunum (second part of small intestine)

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lingu/o

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tongue

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17
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odonto/o

A

teeth

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or/o

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mouth

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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21
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proct/o

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anus, rectum

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22
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ptyal/o

A

saliva

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pylor/o

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pylorus (opening from stomach to duodenum)

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24
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rect/o

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rectum

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25
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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

27
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stomat/o

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mouth

28
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-orexia

A

appetite

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-pepsia

A

digestion

30
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-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

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-prandial

A

meal

32
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ascites
uh-SIY-teez

A

accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

33
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cholecystectomy

A

removal of gallbladder

34
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cholecystitis

A

inflammation of gallbladder

35
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choledochotomy
KOH-lee-doh-KAW-tuh-mee

A

incision of bile duct

36
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cholelithiasis

A

abnormal condition of a gall stone

37
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cirrhosis
suh-ROH-sihs

A

chronic degenerative liver disease

38
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Crohn’s disease

A

form of inflammatory bowel disease

39
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colectomy

A

removal of colon

40
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colostomy

A

forming an opening in the colon

41
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diverticulosis
dye-ver-TIH-kyoo-LOH-sihs

A

abnormal condition with small pouches (diverticula) in intestinal wall

42
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diverticulitis
dye-ver-TIH-kyoo-LIY-tihs

A

inflammation/infection within diverticula

43
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dysentery

A

inflammation of the intestine (especially colon)

44
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dyspepsia

A

bad/painful/difficult digestion

45
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dysphagia

A

bad/painful/difficult swallowing

46
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emesis

A

vomiting

47
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endoscopy
ehn-DAW-skuh-pee

A

visual examination of in/within (usually esophagus, stomach, duodenum)

48
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guarding

A

contraction of abdominal muscles/discomfort when pressure on abdomen

49
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hematemesis
hee-muh-TEHM-uh-sis

A

vomiting blood

50
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hematochezia
hee-muh-toh-KEE-zee-uh

A

passage of bright red blood in stool

51
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hemorrhoid

A

mass of enlarged varicose veins internal or external to the rectum

52
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hepatitis

A

inflammation of liver

53
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hepatomegaly
heh-puh-toh-MEH-guh-lee

A

enlargement of liver

54
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hypoglossal

A

pertaining to below/under tongue

55
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jaundice

A

yellow coloration of the skin due to increased bilirubin in the blood

56
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laparoscopy
lah-puh-RAW-skuh-pee

A

visual examination of the abdomen

57
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melena
MEH-lih-nuh

A

black colored stool, sign of GI bleeding

58
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pancreatitis

A

inflammation of pancreas

59
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postprandial
pohst-PRAN-dee-uhl

A

after a meal

60
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proctologist

A

specialist in the study of the anus/rectum

61
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ptyalism
TYE-uh-lizm

A

overproduction of saliva

62
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sialorrhea
sye-uh-loh-REE-uh

A

discharge/flow of saliva

63
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sublingual

A

below the tongue

HPHY 211 (16 decks)

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