Word List 7 Flashcards
(71 cards)
1
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an/o
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anus
2
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append/o
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appendix
3
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appendic/o
A
appendix
4
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chol/e
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bile, gall
5
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cholangi/o
A
bile vessel
6
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cholecyst
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gallbladder
7
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choledoch/o
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bile duct
8
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col/o
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colon
9
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colon/o
A
colon
10
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dent/o
A
teeth
11
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duoden/o
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duodenum (1st par of small intestine)
12
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enter/o
A
intestine
13
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esophag/o
A
esophagus
14
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gastr/o
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stomach
15
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gingiv/o
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gums
16
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gloss/o
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tongue
17
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hepat/o
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liver
18
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ile/o
A
ileum (3rd part of small intestine)
19
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jejun/o
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jejunum (2nd part of small intestine)
20
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lingu/o
A
tongue
21
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odont/o
A
teeth
22
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or/o
A
mouth
23
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
24
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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proct/o
anus, rectum
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ptyal/o
saliva
27
pylor/o
pylorus (opening b/w stomach & intestine)
28
rect/o
rectum
29
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
30
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
30
stomat/o
mouth
30
-pepsia
digestion
30
-orexia
appetite
31
-phagia
swallowing, eating
32
-prandial
meal
33
hemat-
blood
34
appendectomy
removal of the appendix
35
appendicitis
inflammation of the appendix
36
ascites
fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity
37
cholecystectomy
removal of the gallbladder
38
cholecystitis
inflammation of the gallbladder
39
choledochotomy
incision of a bile duct
40
cholelithiasis
abnormal condition of gall stones
41
cirrhosis
chronic liver degeneration disease
42
Crohn's disease
a form of IBD
43
colectomy
removal of the colon
44
colonoscopy
visual examination of the colon
45
colostomy
forming an opening in the colon
46
diverticulosis
abnormal condition of small pouches in the intestinal wall
47
diverticulitis
inflammation of diverticula (pouches in the intestinal wall)
48
dysentery
inflammation of the colon/intestine
49
dyspepsia
difficulty digesting (indigestion)
50
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
51
emesis
vomiting
52
endoscopy
visual examination within
53
guarding
contraction of abdominal muscles/discomfort when pressure is applied
54
hematemesis
vomiting blood
55
hematochezia
bright red blood in stool
56
hemmorrhoid
mass of enlarged veins within or external to the rectum
57
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver
58
hepatomegaly
enlargement of the liver
59
hypoglossal
pertaining to under the tongue
60
jaundice
yellow skin due to increased bilirubin in the blood (liver disease)
61
laparoscopy
visual examination of the abdomen
62
melena
black colored stool, sign of GI bleeding
63
pancreatitis
inflammation of the pancreas
64
postprandial
after a meal
65
proctologist
specialist in the study of the rectum
66
ptyalism
overproduction of saliva
67
sialorrhea
discharge of saliva
68
sublingual
under the tongue
