Chapter 3- Suffixes Flashcards by Sydney trumbo

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aliment/o-

A

food; nourishment

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digest/o-

A

break down food; digest

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gastr/o-

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stomach

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intestin/o-

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intestine

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degluti/o-

A

swallowing

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gustat/o-

A

the sense of taste

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mastic/o-

A

chewing

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or/o-

A

mouth

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stomat/o-

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mouth

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pharyng/o-

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pharynx

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saliv/o-

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saliva

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sial/o-

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saliva

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ot/o-

A

ear

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mandibul/o-

A

mandible (lower jaw)

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lingu/o-

A

tongue

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gloss/o-

A

tongue

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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stal/o-

A

contraction

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pylor/o-

A

pulorus

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an/o-

A

anus

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appendic/o-

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appendix

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append/o

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small structure hanging from a larger structure

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col/o-

A

colon

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sigmoid/o-

A

sigmoid colon

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duoden/o

duodenum

ile/o-

ileum

jejun/o-

jejunum

intestin/o-

intestine

rect/o-

rectum

proct/o-

rectum

celi/o-

abdomen

bili/o-

bile;gall

chol/e-

bile; gall

rub/o-

red

verd/o-

green

cholangi/o-

bile duct

choledoch/o-

common bile duct

celi/o-

abdomen

hepat/o-

liver

pancreat/o-

pancreas

peritone/o-

peritoneum

periton/o-

peritoneum

absorpt/o-

absorb

amyl/o-

carbohydrate; starch

kin/o-

movement

fec/o-

feces; stool

chez/o-

to pass feces

emulsific/o-

particles suspended in a liquid

fec/a-

feces; stool

fec/o-

feces; stool

hydr/o-

water; fluid

chlor/o-

chloride

lact/o-

milk

lip/o-

lipid (fat)

peps/o-

digestion

pepsin/o-

pepsin

anastom/o-

create an opening between two structures

cirrh/o-

yellow

constip/o-

compacted feces

diverticul/o-

diverticulum

hemorrhoid/o-

hermorrhoid

herni/o-

hernia