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Digestive System Flashcards

1
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Or/o

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mouth

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Stomat/o

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mouth, outlet, opening

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Stom/o

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mouth, outlet, opening

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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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Labi/o

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lip

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Cheil/o

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lip

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Chil/o

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lip

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Bucc/o

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cheek

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Mel/o

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cheek

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Lingu/o

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tongue

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12
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Gloss/o

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tongue

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Glott/o

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tongue

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14
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-glot

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tongue

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Gingiv/o

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gum

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Oul/o

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gum

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Gnath/o

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jaw

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Maxill/o

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maxilla

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Mandibl/o

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mandible

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Palat/o

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palate

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Uvul/o

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uvula

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22
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Staphyl/o

A

uvula, staphylococcus bacteria, grape-like

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Tonsill/o

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tonsil

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Splanchn/o

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viscera (internal organs enclosed in a cavity, particularly the abdominal cavity)

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Esophag/o

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esophagus

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Gastr/o

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stomach, abdomen

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27
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-gaster

A

stomach, abdomen

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28
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Abdomin/o

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abdomen

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29
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Lapar/o

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abdomen

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30
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Celi/o

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abdomen

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31
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Omphal/o

A

navel, umbilicus, center

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32
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Umbilic/o

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navel, umbilical cord

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33
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Hepat/o

A

liver
** hepatic/o = pertaining to the liver; hepatic vessels

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34
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Hepar/o

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liver

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35
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Doch/o

A

duct, receptacle
** choledoch/o = bile duct

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Duct/o

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duct

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37
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Cyst/o

A

bladder, cyst, sac
** cholecyst/o = gall bladder

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Hiat/o

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an opening, gap (hiatus of the diaphragm)

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39
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Enter/o

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intestine

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40
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Intestin/o

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intestine

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41
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Duoden/o

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duodenum

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42
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Jejun/o

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jejunum

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43
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ile/o

A

ileum

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44
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Cec/o

A

cecum (caecum), blind

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45
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Typhl/o

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cecum (caecum), blind

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46
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Append/o

A

appendix (something hanging onto part/body)

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47
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Appendic/o

A

appendix (something hanging onto part/body)

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48
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Col/o

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colon

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49
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Colon/o

A

colon

50
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Sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

51
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Proct/o

A

anus and rectum

52
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An/o

A

anus

53
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Rect/o

A

rectum, straight

54
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Sphincter/o

A

sphincter

55
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Pyl/o

A

orifice, portal vein

56
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Pylor/o

A

pylorus

57
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Cardi/o

A

the cardiac sphincter, heart

58
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Mesenter/o

A

mesentery

59
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Peritone/o

A

peritoneum

60
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Periton/o

A

peritoneum

61
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Chol/e

A

bile

62
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Bil/i

A

bile

63
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Sial/o

A

saliva

64
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Saliv/o

A

saliva

65
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Chyl/o

A

chyle

66
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Chym/o

A

chyme

67
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Sterc/o

A

feces

68
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Stercor/o

A

feces

69
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Copr/o

A

feces

70
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Scat/o

A

feces

71
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Fec/o

A

feces

72
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-chezia

A

defacation

73
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Aliment/o

A

food

74
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Cib/o

A

food, meal

75
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Sit/o

A

food, grain

76
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Fruct/o

A

fruit, fructose

77
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Carp/o

A

fruit

78
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Lact/o

A

milk, lactose

79
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Galact/o

A

milk, galactose, galaxy

80
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Gluc/o

A

sugar, glucose

81
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Glyc/o

A

sugar, glucose

82
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Sacchar/o

A

sugar

83
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Melit/o

A

honey, sugar, bees

84
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Amyl/o

A

starch

85
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Prote/o

A

protein, first, primary

86
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Albumin/o

A

albumin, protein

87
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Lip/o

A

fat

88
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Steat/o

A

fat, sebum

89
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Gutin/o

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glutin, sticky, adhesive

90
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Zym/o

A

enzyme, fementation

91
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-zyme

A

enzyme, fementation

92
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-ase

A

enzyme

93
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-ose

A

carbohydrate

94
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Phag/o

A

to swallow, eat

95
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Vor/o

A

to devour, eat

96
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Orex/i

A

appetite

97
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-orexia

A

appetite

98
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Pept/o

A

digestion

99
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Peps/o

A

digestion

100
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Asc/o

A

sac, saclike

101
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Chalas/o

A

relaxation (of sphincter)

102
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Emet/o

A

vomiting

103
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-emesis

A

vomiting

104
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Nause/o

A

nausea, ship, sailor

105
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Naut/o

A

nausea, ship, sailor

106
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-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward displacement

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Fistul/o

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fistula, tube, pipe-like

108
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Syring/o

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fistula, short tube, pipe-like

109
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-syrinx

A

fistula, short tube, pipe-like

110
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Diverticul/o

A

divericulum

111
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Polyp/o

A

polyp

112
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-cele

A

hernia, swelling, tumor

113
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Cirrh/o

A

cirrhosis, yellow

114
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Icter/o

A

jaundice

115
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Volv/o

A

to roll

116
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Hemorrhoid/o

A

hemorrhoid, pile

117
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Flat/o

A

gas in the GI

118
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Halit/o

A

bad breath

119
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Ulcer/o

A

ulcer

120
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Aphth/o

A

ulcer of the mouth, thrush

121
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-clysis

A

washing, lavage

122
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Cathart/o

A

evacuation (of the bowels)

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