LESSON 6: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORD PARTS Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
Q
an/o
A
anus, ring
2
Q
chol/e
A
bile, gall
3
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
4
Q
cirrh/o
A
orange-yellow
5
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
colon, large intestine
6
Q
duoden/o
A
duodenum
7
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
8
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
9
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
10
Q
gingiv/o
A
gums
11
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
12
Q
ile/o
A
ileum
13
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen
14
Q
lingu/o
A
tongue
15
Q
lith/o
A
stone, calculus
16
Q
or/o
A
mouth
17
Q
odont/o
A
teeth
18
Q
pancreat/o
A
pancreas
19
Q
pept/o
A
digestion
20
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
21
Q
proct/o
A
rectum and anus
22
Q
rect/o
A
rectum
23
Q
sigmoid/o
A
sigmoid colon
24
Q
stomat/o
A
mouth
25
anti-
against
26
dys-
difficult, painful
27
hyper-
increased
28
mal-
bad, poor
29
sub-
below
30
-al
pertaining to
31
-cele
hernia
32
-eal
pertaining to
33
-ectomy
surgical removal
34
-emesis
vomiting
35
-graphy
process of recording
36
-ic
pertaining to
37
-itis
inflammation
38
-lithiasis
presence of stones
39
-megaly
abnormal enlargement
40
-ologist
specialist
41
-osis
abnormal condition
42
-paresis
partial paralysis
43
-pepsia
digestion
44
-phagia
eating, swallowing
45
-plasty
surgical repair
46
-rrhea
flow, discharge
47
-scopy
visual examination
48
-stomy
surgical creation of a new opening
49
BM
bowel movement
50
BMI
body mass index
51
C. diff
clostridium difficile
52
E. coli
escherichia coli
53
EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
54
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
55
GI
gastrointestinal
56
IBD
inflammatory bowel disease
57
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
58
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
59
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
60
