Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
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-ectasis
-ectasia
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dilation, widening
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-emesis
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vomiting
3
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-pepsia
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digestion
4
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
5
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
6
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-ptysis
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spitting
7
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-rrhage
-rrhagia
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bursting forth
8
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-rrhaphy
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suture
9
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
10
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction of muscles
11
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
12
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-stenosis
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narrowing, tightening
13
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-tresia
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opening
14
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CT
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computed tomography
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G tube
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gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)
16
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GERD
A
gastroesophageal reflux disease
17
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GI
A
gastrointestinal
18
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MRI
A
magnetic resonance imaging
uses H+ ions
19
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NG tube
A
nasogastric tube
20
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NPO
A
nothing by mouth
21
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TPN
A
total parenteral nutrition
-intravenous solutions contain amino acids, vitamins, sugar, and electrolytes
22
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bucc/o
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mouth
23
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cec/o
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cecum
24
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celi/o
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abdomen
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chei/o
lip
26
chol/e
gall, bile
27
cholangi/o
bile duct
28
cholecyst/o
gall bladder
29
choledoch/o
common bile duct
30
col/o
colon/o
colon
31
duoden/o
duodenum
32
enter/o
small intestines
33
esophag/o
esophagus
34
gastr/o
stomach
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gingiv/o
gums
36
gloss/o
lingu/o
tongue
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gluc/o
glyc/o
sugarh
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hepat/o
liver
39
herni/o
hernia
40
ile/o
ileum
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jejun/o
jejunum
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lip/o
steat/o
fat
43
lith/o
stones
44
or/o
mouthp
45
palat/o
palate
46
pancreat/o
pancreas
47
proct/o
anus and rectum
48
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
49
rect/o
rectum
50
sialaden/o
salivary gland
51
splen/o
spleen
52
stomat/o
mouth
