Digestive System Flashcards
(64 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
15
Q
abdomin/o, lapar/o
A
abdomen
16
Q
enter/o, intestin/o
A
small intestine
17
Q
duoden/o
A
duodenum
18
Q
jejun/o
A
jejunum
19
Q
ile/o
A
ileum
20
Q
cec/o
A
cecum
21
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
colon
22
Q
append/o, appendic/o
A
appendix
23
Q
sigmoid/o
A
sigmoid colon
24
Q
rect/o
A
rectum
25
an/o
anus
26
proct/o
rectum/anus
27
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
28
chol/e, chole-
gall, bile
29
choledoch/o
bile duct
30
cholangi/o
bile vessel
31
hepat/o
liver
32
pancreat/o
pancreas
33
aer/o
air
34
carcin/o
cancer
35
dips/o, -dipsia
thirst
36
doch/o
duct
37
herni/o
hernia
38
lith/o, -lith
stone
39
muc/o
mucus
40
myc/o
fungus
41
therm/o
heat
42
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
43
dia-
through
44
dys-
bad/ difficult
45
-emesis
vomit
46
-emia
blood
47
-iasis, -osis
abnormal condition
48
-ptosis
prolapse, displacement
49
-plegia
paralysis
50
-pepsia
digestion
51
-phagia
eat or swallow
52
-rrhea
flow, discharge
53
-phasia
speech
54
-spasm
involuntary twitching
55
-stenosis
narrowing
56
-scope
instrument
57
-scopy
viewing
58
-stomy
form a new opening
59
-ectomy
surgical removeal
60
-tomy
incision
61
-centesis
surgical puncture
62
-pexy
fixation
63
-plasty
surgical repair
64
-rrhaphy
suture
