Digestive System Flashcards by Nicole Huebner

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Alimento-

A

to nourish

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Amylo-

A

starch

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Appendo-

A

appendage

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-ase

A

enzyme

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Attriti-

A

wearing out

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Baro-

A

weight

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Baso-

A

basic or at base

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Beri-

A

weakness

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bili-

A

bile or gall

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blenno-

A

mucus

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bolo-

A

lump or ball

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brux-

A

grinding

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bulimo-

A

hunger

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cata-

A

breakdown or down

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cebo-

A

meal or food

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ceco-

A

blind pouch

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-cece

A

naval

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cemento-

A

hard

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cholangio-

A

bile duct

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chole-

A

bile or gall

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chyolecysto-

A

gallbladder

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choledoncho-

A

gallbladder duct (canal)

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cholera

A

biliary acute diarrhea

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chyme

A

juice

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coel

hollow belly or cavity

colo-

colon (big or large intestine)

colono-

color or big or large intestine

cord-

vocal cords or cord

craso-

mixture

-creas

fleshy or flesh

crico-

ring

cusp-

point

de-

away

dento-

tooth or teeth

deverticulo-

outpouching

docho-

duct or canal

donto-

tooth or teeth

dracunculo-

twelve

emaci-

to grow thing

-emesis

vomit

enamel

hard

entero-

intestine (usually refers to small intesting)

Eructo-

belching

eso-

toward

feco-

stool or fecal matter

flato-

to blow

-flux

to flow

-form

shaped, shape, form

Flato-

to blow

Gastro-

stomach

gingivo-

gum

glosso-

tongue

glotto

back of tongue

-glutition

to swallow

gnath-

jaw or cheek

gout-

a drop

gusto-

tasting or taste

Halito-

breath

hepato-

liver

hernio-

rupture or protrusion

hiat-

an opeing

-hiscence

to gape open

ileo-

twisted

ilio-

flank

in-

into or not

inguino-

groin

-in

substance or chemical

Jejuno-

to empty (2nd part of small intestine)

kali-

potassium

keto-

sour or acid

labio-

lip

-lalia

talk or talking

lapi-

stone

lingu-

tongue

litho-

stone, calculus, or rock

logo-

speech or words

masseto-

chewer or to chew

mastico-

to chew or chewing

megalo-

huge or large

-mentum

chin

meso-

middle

mogi-

difficult

molo-

to mill or grind

nutrio-

to nourish

-orrhexis

rupture or protrusion

odonto-

tooth

omphalo

navel or umbilicus

ora-

mouth

-orexia

appetite

ortho-

straight, normal, correct

palato-

palate, plate, or plate of the mouth

Pepso-

digestion

pharyngo-

throat

phas-

speech or speaking

phaso-

speech or speaking

phraso-

speech or talk

-phthisis

wasting

Prandi-

meal or breakfast

Procto-

rectum or anus

ptyalo-

saliva

-ptysis

spitting or spit

recto-

rectum or straight

ruga-

folds

salivo

spit

scato-

dung or feces

scurvy

to scratch

sialo-

saliva or spit

sigmoido-

s-shaped

sphincto-

that which binds together

-stalsis

to contract

sterco-

stool, fecal matter or dung

stomato-

mouth

-susception

to receive

tonsillo-

almond shape

trachy-

rough

typhlo-

blind pouch or first part of big colon

-ula

small or lesser

ulcer

sore

ulo-

gum

uv-

grape

uveo-

grape

uvulo-

grape

valvulo-

tiny gold or small valve

villi-

shaggy hair