chapter 8 - digestive system Flashcards
(36 cards)
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- al
- ic
- ac
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pertaining to
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-emesis
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vomiting
3
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-lithiasis
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presence of stones
4
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-occult
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hidden or difficult to see
5
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-osis
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abnormal condition
6
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-ostomy
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surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening
7
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-otomy
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surgical incision
8
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-pepsia
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digestion
9
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-pexy
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surgical fixation such as proctopexy- the surgical fixation of the rectum to an adjacent tissue or organ
10
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-phagia
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swallowing
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-rrhagia
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bleeding
12
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-rrhea
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abnormal flow or discharge
13
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-rrhexis
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rupture
14
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aer/o
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air
15
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an/o-
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anus
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cec/o-
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cecum
17
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chol/e-
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bile or gall
18
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cholecyst/o-
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gallbladder
19
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
20
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col/o-
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colon or large intestine
21
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dys-
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difficult
22
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enter/o-
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small intestine
23
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o-
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stomach
25
halit/o
breath
26
hem/o-
blood
27
hemorrhoids also known as ‘piles’
enlarged veins near the anus
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hepat/o-
liver
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hiat/o
opening
30
labi/o
lip
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lith/o
stone
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pancreat/o-
pancreas
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proct/o
anus and rectum
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pyr/o
fever or fire/heat
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rect/o-
rectum or straight
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sigmoid/o-
sigmoid, S shaped section of the colon
