Unit 10 med term Flashcards
(133 cards)
1
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en-
A
inside; put in or on
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abdomino
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abdomen
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absorption
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taking up nutrients
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acid
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a chemical that gives off hydrogen ions
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adeno
A
gland
6
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aero
A
air
7
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agog
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causing secretion
8
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agon
A
main actor; driver
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aliment
A
food
10
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amel
A
covering
11
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amyl
A
chemical name for starch
12
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angio
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vessel
13
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ano
anus
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anus
14
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ascites
A
abdominal swelling
15
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bar
A
weight
pressure
16
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bile/i
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bile
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bucca
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cheek
18
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carboxy
A
chemical group name
19
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carcin
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cancer
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cardia
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heartc
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cathart
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purge
22
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cauda
A
tail
23
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cecum
A
dead-end pouch between ileocecal valve and appendix
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celio
A
bowels
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chole
bile
26
chondr
catilage
27
chyme/o
liquid formed in intestine from partially digested food
28
cirrh
inflammation of connective tissue
29
clast
breakdown
30
colono
colon
31
constipa
crowded together, as feces in intestines
32
cyst/o
bladder; fluid-filled space
33
cyte
cell
34
decidu
destined to fall
35
deglutition
swallowing
36
denti
dont
tooth
37
diverticul
pocket
38
docho
common bile duct
39
duodeno
first segment in small intestines
40
elast
elastic
41
emesis
vomiting
42
endo
inside
43
entero
intestine
44
esophago
tube between mouth and stomach
45
falc
sickle
46
filum
thread
47
fist
abnormal opening between two spaces
48
flatus
fart
49
flux
flow
50
folium
leaf
51
frice
substance used for scrubbing
52
fundus
the bottom of bottle-shaped object
53
gall
bile
54
gastro
stomach
55
ghrel
acronym for "growth hormone releasing"
56
gingivo
gums
57
glosso
tongue
58
gluc
glyc
sugar
59
haustrum
small pouch which make large intestine look segmented
60
hemo
blood
61
hepato
liver
62
hepatico
abnormal outpocketing of organ
63
hydr
water
64
icterus
jaundice
65
il/e/o
ili
third and last segment in small intestines
66
inguin
groin
67
insula
island; hormone insulin, which is made in pancreatic islets
68
intestin
intestine
69
islet
small island of tissue of pancreas
70
juandice
yellow color of skin
71
jejun/o
second segment of small intestines
72
jugare
join
73
kin
move
74
labia
lips
75
lact
milk
76
lamina
propria
one's own layer, one of histological layers of digestive tract
77
laparo
flank, loin
78
lingu
tongue
79
lip
fat
80
litho
stone
81
lumb
lower back
82
lyso
breakdown
83
marcro
large
84
mesos
middle
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mucosa
layer of tissue with mucus-secreting cells
86
myos
muscle
87
myc
fungus
88
naso
nose
89
occlus
position of teeth with mouth closed
90
odonto
tooth
91
or
mouth
92
otis
ear
93
oxy
oxygen
94
pancreato
pancreas
95
pariet
outer wall of two-walled membranes around body organs
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pepsino
peptid
digestion
97
peritoneo
membrane lining abdominal cabity
98
pernicies
gradual harm
99
phag
eat
100
plicae
circulares
literally "circular pleats", folds in intestinal membrane
101
protcto
anus
102
propuls
movement driven by muscular action
103
pylor
plyorus
region of stomach where it meets the duodenum
104
quadrate
four-sided
105
recto
final segment of large intestine
106
reber
red
107
scend
climb (up or down)
108
scleros
hard
109
secretion
release from cell or body
110
serosa
membrane lining contents of abdominal cavity
111
sialo
saliva
112
sigma
Greek letter which resembles English "s"
113
sigmoido
shaped like letter s
114
spleno
spleen
115
stalsis
contraction
116
steato
fatty matter
117
sten
blockage
118
sterco
fecess
119
stomato
mouth
120
surcre
sugar
121
taenia
tongue
122
trich
hair
123
trypsin
digestive enzyme; one of earliest enzymes discovered
124
ulcer
open sore
125
umbilic
cord connecting placenta to baby
126
vagin
infolded body part
127
vallate
like a moat
128
verd
green
129
vermis
worm
130
villus
small, hair-like feature of intestinal surface
131
vita
related to life
132
voluntus
one's free will
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