Word Meanings Flashcards
1
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greek- starch; enzyme
A
amylase
2
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greek- a lump
A
bolus
3
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Brunner, Swiss anatomist (1653-1727)
A
Brunner glands
4
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latin- blindness
A
cecum
5
Q
Greek- juice
A
chyme
6
Q
Latin- to swallow
A
deglutition
7
Q
Latin- 12 fingers (refers to its length)
A
duodenum
8
Q
greek- leaven
A
enzyme
9
Q
latin- to taste
A
gustatory
10
Q
latin- to draw, drink
A
haustra
11
Q
greek- liver
A
hepato
12
Q
latin- twisted
A
ileum
13
Q
latin- empty
A
jejunum
14
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latin- of milk
A
lacteal
15
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latin- to chew
A
mastication
16
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greek- middle; intestine
A
mesentery
17
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latin- a covering or apron
A
omentum
18
Q
greek- around; contraction
A
peristalic
19
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latin- a fold; a little ring
A
plicae circulares
20
Q
greek- gatekeeper
A
pylorus
21
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latin- straight
A
rectum
22
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latin- a crease or fold
A
rugae
23
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greek- sugar
A
sacchar
24
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The Greek letter sigma, meaning S-shaped
A
sigmoid
25
Greek- a binder
sphincter
26
Oddi, Italian physician (1864-1913)
sphincter of Oddi
27
latin- tape; colon
taenia coli
28
latin- almond
tonsils
29
latin- wormlike; hanger-on
vermiform appendix
30
latin- tuft of hair
villi
