Chapter 8 The Digestive System Elements Flashcards
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anti-
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against
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de-
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down, lack of, from, not removal
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dia-
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through, between, apart, complete
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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endo-
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in, within, inside
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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intra-
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within, inside
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mal-
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bad, poor, evil
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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re-
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back, again
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aer/o
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air, gas
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an/o
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anus, ring
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cheil/o
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lip or lips
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chol/e
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bile, gall
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cholangi/o
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bile duct
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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cirrh/o
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orange-yellow, tawny
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col/o, colon/o
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colon, large intestine
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diverticul/o
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diverticulum
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duoden/i, duoden/o
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duodenum, first part of small intestine
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emet/o
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vomit
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enter/o
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small intestine
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
stomach, belly
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gingiv/o
gingival tissue, gums
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hal/o, halit/o
breath
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hem/o
blood, relating to blood
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hemat/o
blood, relating to blood
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hemorrhoid/o
hemorrhoid
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hepat/o
liver
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hiat/o
opening
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hydr/o
relating to water
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ile/o
ileum, small intestine
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inguin/o
groin
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intestin/o
intestine
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intussuscept/o
take up or receive within
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leuk/o
white
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lith/o
stone, calculus
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melan/o
black, dark
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metabol/o
change
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myc/o
fungus
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nas/o
nose
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odont/i
teeth
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odont/o
tooth
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or/o
mouth, oral cavity
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orth/o
straight, normal, correct
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palat/o
palate, roof of mouth
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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pept/o
digest, digestion
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pharyng/o
throat, pharynx
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proct/o
anus and rectum
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pyr/o, pyret/o
fever, fire
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
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steat/o
fat, lipid, sebum
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stom/o
mouth, oral cavity
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stomat/o
mouth, oral cavity
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xen/o
strange, foreign
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xer/o
dry
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-a
noun ending
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-al
pertaining to
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-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
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-emesis
vomiting
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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-ial
pertaining to
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-iasis
abnormal condition, disease
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-iatrist
specialist
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-itis
inflammation
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-lithiasis
presence of stones
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-megaly
enlargement
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-ologist
specialist
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-osis
abnormal condition, disease
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-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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-ous
pertaining to
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-pepsia
digest, digestion
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-phagia
eating, swallowing
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-plakia
plaque
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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-scopy
visual examination
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-tion
process, state or quality of
