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Med Terms Week 5
Med Terms Week 5 for APC CUW
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Pharmacology
Graduate
09/20/2014

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Abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
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abdomen
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an/o
Definition
anus
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appendic/o
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appendix
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bil/i, chol/e
Definition
cheek
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cheil/o
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lip
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col/o, colon/o
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colon
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cyst/o
Definition
bladder or sac
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dent/i
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teeth
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doch/o
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duct
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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enter/o
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small intestine
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gingiv/o
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gum
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gloss/o, lingu/o
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tongue
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hepat/o, hepatic/o
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liver
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herni/o
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hernia
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ile/o
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ileum
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inguin/o
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groin
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jejun/o
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jejenum (empty)
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lith/o
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stone
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or/o, stomat/o
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mouth
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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phag/o
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eat or swallow
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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pylor/o
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pylorus (gatekeeper)
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rect/o
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rectum
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sial/o
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saliva
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon (resembles)
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steat/o
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fat
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-emesis
Definition
vomitting
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oral cavity
Definition
cavity that receives food for digestion
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salivary glands
Definition
three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva; the parotid, submandibular (submaxillary), and the sublingual glands
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cheeks
Definition
lateral walls of the mouth
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lips
Definition
fleshy structures surrounding the mouth
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palate
Definition
structure that forms the roof of the mouth; divided into the hard palate and soft palate
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uvula
Definition
small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate
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tongue
Definition
mucular structure of the floor of the mouth covered by mucous membrane and secured by a band-like membrane known as the frenelum
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gums
Definition
tissue covering the processes of the jaws
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teeth
Definition
hard bony projections in the jaws for masticating (chewing) food
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pharynx
Definition
throat; passageway for food traveling to the esophagus and for air traveling to the larynx
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esophagus
Definition
muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach
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stomach
Definition
sac-like organ that chemically mixes and prepares food received from the esophagus
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cardiac sphincter
Definition
opening from the esophagus to the stomach (sphincter = band)
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pyloric sphincter
Definition
opening from the stomach into the duodenum
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small intestine
Definition
smaller tubular structure that digests food received from the stomach
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duodenum
Definition
the first portion of the small intestine
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jejunum
Definition
second portion of the small intestine
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