Chapter 6 - Digestive System Flashcards
1
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An/o
A
Anus
2
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Append/o
A
Appendix
3
Q
Appendic/o
A
Appendix
4
Q
Bucc/o
A
Cheek
5
Q
Cheil/o
A
Lip
6
Q
Chol/e
A
Bile, gall
7
Q
Cholecyst/o
A
Gallbladder
8
Q
Choledoch/o
A
Bile duct
9
Q
Col/o
A
Colon
10
Q
Colon/o
A
Colon
11
Q
Dent/o
A
Teeth
12
Q
Duoden/o
A
Duodenum (first part of the small intestine)
13
Q
Odont/o
A
Teeth
14
Q
Enter/o
A
Intestine (usually the small intestine)
15
Q
Esophag/o
A
Esophagus
16
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
17
Q
Gloss/o
A
Tongue
18
Q
Gingiv/o
A
Gums
19
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
20
Q
ile/o
A
Ileum (third part of the small intestine)
21
Q
Jejun/o
A
Jejunum (Second part of the small intestine)
22
Q
Labi/o
A
Lip
23
Q
Lingu/o
A
Tongue
24
Q
Odont/o
A
Teeth
25
Or/o
Mouth
26
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
27
Pharyng/o
Pharynx (throat)
28
Proct/o
Anus, rectum
29
Pylor/o
Pylorus
30
Rect/o
Rectum
31
Sial/o
Saliva, salivary gland
32
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon
33
Stomat/o
Mouth
34
-emesis
Vomit
35
-iasis
Abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
36
-megaly
Enlargement
37
-orexia
Appetite
38
-pepsia
Digestion
39
-phagia
Swallowing, eating
40
-prandial
Meal
41
Vomiting blood
Hematemesis
42
Difficulty swallowing or inability to swallow
Dysphagia
43
Varicose veins in the rectal area
Hemorrhoids
44
Foul smelling breath
Halitosis
45
Loss of appetite
Anorexia
46
Dark, tarry stools caused by presence of blood in the G.I. tract
Melena
47
Yellowing of the skin caused by liver disease
Cirrhosis
48
State of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting
Cachexia
49
Intractable constipation
Obstipation
50
Gurgling audible noise is caused by passive gas through the liquid contents of the stomach
Borborygmus
51
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
Ascites
52
Form of inflammatory bowel disease, usually of the ileum
Crohn disease
53
Passage of fat in large amounts in the feces
Steatorrhea
54
Formation of white patches on the mucous membrane of the cheek
Leukoplakia
55
Gas in the gastrointestinal tract
Flatus
