Digestive Flashcards
1
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or/o
A
mouth
2
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stomat/o, stom/o
A
mouth, outlet, opening
3
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dent/o
A
tooth
4
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odont/o
A
tooth
5
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labi/o
A
lip
6
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cheil/o, chil/o
A
lip
7
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bucc/o
A
cheek
8
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mel/o
A
cheek
9
Q
lingu/o
A
tongue
10
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gloss/o, glott/o, -glot
A
tongue
11
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gingiv/o
A
gum
12
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oul/o
A
gum
13
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gnath/o
A
jaw
14
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maxill/o
A
upper jaw, maxilla
15
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mandibul/o
A
lower jaw, mandible
16
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palat/o
A
palate
17
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uvul/o
A
uvula
18
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staphyl/o
A
uvula, staphlycoccus, bacteria, grape-like
19
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsil
20
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splanchn/o
A
viscera (internal organs enclosed in a cavity, particularly the abdominal cavity)
21
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esophag/o
A
esophagus
22
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gastr/o, -gaster
A
stomach, abdomen
23
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
24
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lapar/o
A
abdomen
25
celi/o
abdomen
26
omphal/o
navel, umbilicus, center
27
umbilic/o
navel, umbilical cord
28
hepat/o, hepar/o
liver
29
hepatic/o
pertaining to the liver; hepatic vessels
30
doch/o
duct, receptacle
31
choledoch/o
bile duct
32
duct/o
duct, draw, lead
33
vesic/o
bladder, vesicle
34
vesicul/o
small blister
35
cyst/o
bladder, cyst, sac
36
cholecyst/o
gall bladder
37
pancreat/o
pancreas
38
hiat/o
opening, gap (hiatus of the diaphragm)
39
enter/o
intestine
40
intestin/o
intestine
41
duoden/o
duodenum
42
jejun/o
jejunum
43
ile/o
ileum
44
cec/o
cecum (caecum), blind
45
typhl/o
cecum (caecum), blind
46
append/o, appendic/o
appendix (something hanging onto part/body)
47
col/o, colon/o
colon
48
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
49
proct/o
anus and rectum
50
an/o
anus
51
rect/o
rectum, straight
52
sphincter/o
spincter
53
pyl/o
orifice, portal vein
54
pylor/o
pylorus
55
cardi/o
cardiac sphincter, heart
56
mesenter/o
mesentery, middle of the intestines; membrane to which the intestines are attached
57
peritone/o, periton/o
peritoneum
58
oment/o
omentum; fat, fat skin
59
aliment/o
food
60
cib/o
food, meal
61
sit/o
food, grain
62
fruct/o
fruit, fructose
63
carp/o
fruit
64
lact/o
milk, lactose
65
galact/o
milk, galactose, galaxy
66
gluc/o, glyc/o
sugar, glucose
67
sacchar/o
sugar
68
melit/o
honey, sugar, bees
69
amyl/o
starch
70
prote/o
protein, first, primary
71
albumin/o
albumin, protein
72
lip/o
fat
73
steat/o
fat, sebum
74
glutin/o
gluten, sticky, adhesive
75
zym/o, -zyme
enzyme, fermentation
76
-ase
enzyme
77
-ose
carbohydrate
78
phag/o
to swallow, eat
79
vor/o
to devour, eat
80
metabol/o
metabolism, change
81
pept/o
digestion
82
chol/e
bile
83
bil/i
bile
84
sial/o
saliva
85
saliv/o
saliva
86
chyl/o
chyle
87
chym/o
chyme
88
sterc/o, stercor/o
feces
89
copr/o
feces
90
scat/o
feces
91
fec/o
feces
92
-chezia
defecation
93
excret-
defecation
94
asc/o
sac, saclike
95
chalas/o, -chalasis
relaxation (of sphincter), slack
96
emet/o, -emesis
vomiting
97
nause/o, naut/o
nausea, ship, sailor, sailing
98
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
99
fistul/o
fistula, tube, pipe-like
100
syring/o, -syrinx
fistula, short tube, pipe-like
101
diverticul/o
diverticulum, bulges sticking from intestine
102
polyp/o
polyp
103
-cele
hernia, swelling, tumor
104
herni/o
hernia
105
cirrh/o
cirrhosis, yellow
106
icter/o
jaundice
107
volv/o
to roll
108
hemorrhoid/o
hemorrhoid, pile
109
flat/o
gas in the GI
110
halit/o
bad breath
111
ulcer/o
ulcer
112
aphth/o
ulcer of the mouth, thrush
113
-clysis
washing, lavage
114
lav/o, lut/o, lot/o
washing
115
enem/o
enema
116
cathart/o
evacuation (of the bowels)
117
lax/o, laxat/o
loosen, relax
118
plic/o, plicat/o
to fold, a fold
119
caus/o, caust/o, cauter/o
to burn, burnt
120
raphe, -ae (f.)
raphe,seam
121
dens, dentis (m.)
tooth
122
corona, -ae (f.)
crown
123
cuspis, cuspidis (f.)
cuspid
124
radix, radicis (f.)
root
125
tonsilla, -ae (f.)
tonsil
126
fauces, -ium (f.)
fauces (throat, gullet)
127
pharynx, pharyngis (f.)
pharyx (throat, gullet)
128
oesophagus, -i (m.)
esophagus
129
fundus, -i (m.)
fundus, part of organ farthest from opening
130
ruga, -ae (f.)
ruga (wrinkle)
131
pylorus, -i (m.)
pylorus (gatekeeper)
132
intestinum, -i (n.)
intestine
133
intestinus, -a, -um
inward, internal
134
durus, -a, -um
hard
135
mollis, -e
soft
136
intestinum tenuis
small intestine
137
intestinum crassus
large intestine
138
tenuis, -e
thin
139
crassus, -a, -um
thick
140
vermiformis, -e
vermiform (worm-shaped)
141
flexua, -ae (f.)
flexure (a bend)
142
vesica, -ae (f.)
bladder
143
cavitas, cavitatis (f.)
cavity
144
peritoneum, -i (n.)
peritoneum (part stretched over something)
145
viscera, -ae (f.)
viscera (internal organ; soft fleshy parts)
146
paries, parietis (m.)
wall
