Digesetive: Word roots, prefixes and suffixes Flashcards

1
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or/o

stomat/o

A

mouth

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2
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gloss/o

lingu/o

A

tongue

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3
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bucc/o

A

cheek

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4
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cheil/o

labi/o

A

lip

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5
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dent/o

odont/o

A

teeth

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6
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gingiv/o

A

gum(s)

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7
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sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland

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8
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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9
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pharyng/o

A

pharynx (throat)

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10
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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11
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pylor/o

A

pylorus

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12
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duoden/o

A

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

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13
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enter/o

A

intestine (usually small intestine)

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14
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jejun/o

A

jejunum (second part of small intestine)

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15
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ile/o

A

ileum (third part of small intestine)

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16
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append/o

appendic/o

A

appendix

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17
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col/o

colon/o

A

colon

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18
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

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19
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rect/o

A

rectum

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20
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proct/o

A

anus, rectum

21
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hepat/o

A

liver

22
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

23
Q

cholangi/o

A

bile vessel

24
Q

chol/e

A

bile, gall

25
Q

cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

26
Q

choledoch/o

A

bile duct

27
Q

-emesis

A

vomit

28
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

29
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

30
Q

-orexia

A

appetite

31
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

32
Q

-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

33
Q

-prandial

A

meal

34
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

35
Q

dia-

A

through, across

36
Q

peri-

A

around

37
Q

sub-

A

under, below

38
Q

an-

A

without, not

39
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lith/o

A

stone, calculus

40
Q

-eal

A

pertaining to

41
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-ic

A

pertaining to

42
Q

endo-

A

in, within

43
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

44
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tom/o

A

to cut

45
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-graphy

A

process of recording

46
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cyst/o

A

bladder

47
Q

son/o

A

sound

48
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ultra-

A

excess, beyond

49
Q

-al

A

pertaining to