Digestive System Med Term Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen, abdominal
2
Q
an/o
A
anus
3
Q
appendico/o
A
appendix
4
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
5
Q
bil/i
A
bile
6
Q
bucco/o
A
cheek
7
Q
cec/o
A
cecum
8
Q
celi/o
A
abdomen
9
Q
-cele
A
hernia
10
Q
cheil/o
A
lip
11
Q
-chezia
A
defecation
12
Q
chol/e, chol/o
A
bile, gallbladder
13
Q
choledoch/o
A
common bile duct
14
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
15
Q
cirrh/o
A
orange/yello
16
Q
col/o
A
large intestine, colon
17
Q
dent/i, dent/o, dont/o
A
teeth
18
Q
dia
A
through, throughout, completely
19
Q
duoden/o
A
duodenum
20
Q
-ectasia, -ectastis
A
dilation, expansion
21
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
22
Q
end/o, ent/o
A
within, inner, containing
23
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
24
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
25
gastr/o
stomach
26
gingiv/o
gingivae, gums of the mouth
27
gloss/o
tongue
28
hepat/o
liver
29
herni/o
rupture, protusion of part of a structure through the tissues containing it
30
ile/o
ileum
31
jejun/o
jejunum
32
labi/o
lips
33
lapar/o
abdomen
34
lingu/o
tongue
35
lith/o
stone
36
-lysis
release
37
or/o
mouth
38
-ostomy, -stomy
artificial or surgical opening
39
-otomy
incision into
40
pancreat/o
pancreas
41
-pepsia
digestion
42
peritone/o
peritoneum
43
-phagia
eating, devouring
44
-plasty
technique involving molding or surgically forming
45
proct/o
anus, rectum
46
rect/o
rectum
47
-rrhea
flowing, flux
48
-scope, -scopy
action involving the use of an instrument for viewing
49
sial/o
saliva
50
sialaden/o
salivary gland
51
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
52
splen/o
spleen
53
stomat/o
mouth
54
uvul/o
uvula, grape
55
viscer/o
the viscera, internal organs
56
cholangi/o
bile duct
