Chapter 6 Defs Flashcards by Caroline Ippolito

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appendic/o

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appendix

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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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carcin/o

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cancer

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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bile duct

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cirrh/o, jaund/o

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yellow

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col/o, colon/o

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colon

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corpor/o

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body

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dent/o, odont/o

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teeth

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dia-

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through, across

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duoden/o

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duodenum (first part of the small intestine)

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult

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NAME?

A

excision, removal

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NAME?

A

vomiting

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endo-

A

in, within

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enter/o

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intestine (usually the small intestine)

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epi-

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above, upon

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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extra-

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outside

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gum(s)

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gloss/o, lingu/o

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tongue

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NAME?

A

record, writing

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#NAME?

process of recording

hemat/o, hem/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hyper-

excessive, above normal

hypo-

under, below, deficient

#NAME?

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

ile/o

ileum (third part of the small intestine)

#NAME?

inflammation

jejun/o

jejunum (second part of the small intestine)

#NAME?

stone, calculus

lith/o

stone, calculus

#NAME?

specialist in the study of

#NAME?

enlargement

myc/o

fungus

nas/o

nose

#NAME?

tumor

or/o, stomat/o

mouth

orth/o

straight

#NAME?

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

pancreat/o

pancreas

#NAME?

digestion

peri-

around

Peritone/o

peritoneum

#NAME?

swallowing, eating

#NAME?

surgical repair

polyp/o

small growth

proct/o

anus, rectum

ptyal/o, sial/o

saliva, salivary gland

rect/o

rectum

#NAME?

suture

#NAME?

discharge, flow

#NAME?

instrument for examining

#NAME?

visual examination

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

son/o

sound

#NAME?

involuntary contraction, twitching

#NAME?

narrowing, stricture

#NAME?

forming an opening (mouth)

sub-

under, below

tom/o

to cut

#NAME?

instrument to cut

#NAME?

incision

tox/o, toxic/o

poison

#NAME?

crushing

ultra-

excess, beyond