Digestive System Flashcards by Caitlin Moreland

Q

gingiv/o

A

gums

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gloss/o;lingu/o

A

tongue

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or/o; stomat/o

A

mouth

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ptyal/o

A

saliva

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Q

sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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pharyng/o

A

pharynx

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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pylor/o

A

pylorus

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Q

-algia/-dynia

A

pain

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Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

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Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

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-orexia

A

appetite

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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-phagia

A

swallowing/eating

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-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

Q

dent/o; odont/o

A

teeth

Q

duoden

A

duodenum

Q

enter

A

intestine (usually small)

Q

jejun

A

jejunum

Q

ile

A

ileum

Q

append

A

appendix

Q

appendic

A

appendix

Q

col

A

colon

colon

colon

proct

anus,rectum

rect

rectum

sigmoid

sigmoid colon

-ectomy

excision, removal

-tomy

incision

-tome

instrument to cut

-ptosis

prolapse, downward displacement

-pexy

fixation

-rrhaphy

suture

-plasty

-surgical repair

-cele

herniation

-iasis

abnormality produced by something specific