Chapter 5 Digestive System Prefix & Suffix Flashcards

Digestive System Prefix & Suffix

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1
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an/o

A

anus

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append/o

A

appendix

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3
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appendic/o

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appendix

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4
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bucc/o

A

cheek

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5
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cec/o

A

cecum

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celi/o

A

belly, abdomen

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cheil/o

A

lip

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8
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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col/o

A

colon

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colon/o

A

colon

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11
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denti/o

A

tooth

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12
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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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13
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enter/o

A

intestines, usually small intestine.

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14
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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15
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faci/o

A

face

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16
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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17
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gingiv/o

A

gum

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18
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gloss/o

A

tongue

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19
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hepat/o

A

liver

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20
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ile/o

A

ileum

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21
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jejun/o

A

jejunum

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22
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labi/o

A

lip

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23
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lapar/o

A

abdomen

24
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lingu/o

A

tongue

25
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mandibul/o

A

lower jaw,
mandible

26
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odont/o

A

tooth

27
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or/o

A

mouth

28
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palat/o

A

palate

29
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

30
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

31
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pharyng/o

A

throat

32
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proct/o

A

anus and
rectum

33
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pylor/o

A

pyloric
sphincter

34
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rect/o

A

rectum

35
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sialaden/o

A

salivary
gland

36
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid
colon

37
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stomat/o

A

mouth

38
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uvul/o

A

uvula

39
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amyl/o

A

starch

40
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bil/i

A

gall, bile

41
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bilirubin/o

A

dark orange-yellow bile pigment,

42
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chol/e

A

gall, bile

43
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chlorhydr/o

A

hydrochloric acid

44
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gluc/o

A

sugar

45
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glyc/o

A

sugar

46
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glycogen/o

A

glycogen, animal starch

47
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lip/o

A

fat, lipid

48
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lith/o

A

stone

49
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prote/o

A

protein

50
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py/o

A

pus

51
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sial/o

A

saliva, salivary

52
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steat/o

A

fat

53
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-ase

A

enzyme

54
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-chezia

A

defecation, elimination of wastes

55
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

56
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-prandial

A

meal