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1
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  • ectasis,

- ectasia

A

dilation, dilatation

2
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

3
Q

-pepsia

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digestion

4
Q

-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

5
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

6
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

7
Q
  • rhage,

- rrhagia

A

bursting forth (blood)

8
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

9
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

10
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscle

11
Q

-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

12
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing, tightening

13
Q

-tresia

A

opening

14
Q

bucc/o

A

cheek

15
Q

cec/o

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cecum

16
Q

celi/o

A

belly, abdomen

17
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cheil/o

A

lip

18
Q

chol/e

A

bile, gall

19
Q

cholangi/o

A

bile duct

20
Q

cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

21
Q

choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

22
Q

col/o

A

colon

23
Q

colon/o

A

colon

24
Q

dent/i

A

tooth

25
Q

duoden/o

A

duodenum

26
Q

enter/o

A

intestine

27
Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

28
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

29
Q

gingiv/o

A

gum

30
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

31
Q

gluc/o

A

sugar

32
Q

glyc/o

A

sugar

33
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

34
Q

herni/o

A

hernia

35
Q

ile/o

A

ileum

36
Q

jejune/o

A

jejunum

37
Q

labi/o

A

lip

38
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

39
Q

lip/o

A

fat

40
Q

lith/o

A

stone

41
Q

odont/o

A

tooth

42
Q

or/o

A

mouth

43
Q

palat/o

A

palate

44
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

45
Q

proct/o

A

rectum, anus

46
Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus

47
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

48
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

49
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

50
Q

steat/o

A

fat

51
Q

stomat/o

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mouth