Word roots, Digestive System Flashcards

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1
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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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2
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an/o

A

anus

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3
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antr/o

A

antrum

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4
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appendic/o

A

appendix

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5
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cec/o

A

cecum

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6
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celi/o

A

abdomen

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7
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cheil/o

A

lip

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8
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chol/e

A

gall, bile

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9
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cholangi/o

A

bile duct

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10
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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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11
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col/o, colon/o

A

colon

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12
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diverticul/o

A

diverticulum

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13
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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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14
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enter/o

A

intestine

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15
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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16
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gastr/o

A

stomach

17
Q

gingiv/o

A

gum

18
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

19
Q

hemi

A

half

20
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

21
Q

herni/o

A

protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall

22
Q

ile/o

A

ileum

23
Q

jejun/o

A

jejunum

24
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lapar/o

A

abdomen

25
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lingu/o

A

tongue

26
Q

or/o

A

mouth

27
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palat/o

A

palate

28
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

29
Q

pepsia

A

digestion

30
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

31
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polyp/o

A

polyp, small growth

32
Q

proct/o

A

rectum

33
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pylor/o

A

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

34
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

35
Q

sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland

36
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

37
Q

steat/o

A

fat

38
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

39
Q

uvul/o

A

uvula