Digestive System Flashcards
(63 cards)
1
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
2
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsils
3
Q
cheil/o
A
lip
4
Q
or/o
stomat/o
A
mouth
5
Q
dent/o
odont/o
A
teeth
6
Q
gloss/o
lingu/o
A
tongue
7
Q
maxill/o
mandibul/o
A
jaw
8
Q
gingiv/o
A
gums
9
Q
sial/o
A
saliva
10
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
11
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
throat
12
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
13
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
14
Q
pylor/o
A
pylorus
section of stomach that links to small intestine
15
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
16
Q
eneter/o
A
intestine
small
17
Q
duoden/o
A
duodenum
first part of small intestine
18
Q
jejun/o
A
jejunum
middle part of small intestine
19
Q
ile/o
A
ileum
last part of small intestine
20
Q
cec/o
A
cecum
first part of colon
21
Q
append/o
appendic/o
A
appendix
attached to cecum
22
Q
sigmoid/o
A
sigmoid colon
end of colon
23
Q
rect/o
A
rectum
24
Q
an/o
A
anus
25
proct/o
rectum/anus
26
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
27
chol/e
| chole-
gall/bile
28
choledoch.o
bile duct
29
cholangi/o
bile vessel
30
hepat/o
liver
31
pancreat/o
pancreas
32
aer/o
air
33
carcin/o
cancer
34
dips/o
| -dipsia
thirst
35
doch/o
duct
36
Herni/o
hernia
37
Lith/o
| -lith
stone
38
Muc/o
mucus
39
myc/o
fungus
40
therm/o
heat
41
tox/o
| toxic/o
poison
42
dia-
through
43
dys-
bad/difficult
44
-emesis
vomit
45
-emia
blood/blood condition
46
- iasis
| - osis
abnormal condition of
47
-ptosis
prolapse/displacement
48
-plegia
paralysis
49
-pepsia
digestion
50
-phagia
eat or swallow
51
-rrhea
flow/discharge
52
-phasia
speech
53
-spasm
involuntary
| twitching
54
-stenosis
narrowing
55
-scope
instrument
| used to look at
56
-scopy
viewing
| with an instrument
57
-stomy
form a new opening
58
-ectomy
surgical removal
59
-tomy
incision/cutting into
60
-centisis
surgical puncture
61
-pexy
fixation
62
-plasty
surgical repair
63
-rrhaphy
suture
