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Medical Terminology
Lesson 12 - Digestive System
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Undergraduate 1
10/30/2008
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Term
bili-
 Definition
bilis - bile
Term
cardi-
 Definition
kardia - cardia (upper orfice of the stomach
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cec-
 Definition
caecus - (blind) cecum
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cly-, clys-
 Definition
klyzein - rinse out, inject with fluid
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copr-
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kopros - excrement, fecal matter
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creat-
 Definition
kreas, kreatos - flesh
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-doch-
 Definition
dochos - duct
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duoden-
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duodeni - duodenum
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esophag-
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oisophagos - esophagus
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fec-
 Definition
faex, faecis - (sediment) excrement, fecal matter
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geus-, geust-
 Definition
geuein - taste
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gingiv-
 Definition
gingiva - gum
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gloss-
 Definition
glossa - tongue
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ile-
 Definition
ileum - ileum
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jejun-
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jejunus - (empty) jejunum
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lien-
 Definition
lien - spleen
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lingu-
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lingua - tongue
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osm-
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osme - sense of smell, odor
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osphr-
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osphresis - sense of smell
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peps-, pept-
 Definition
peptein - digest
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proct-
 Definition
proktos - anus
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pyle-
 Definition
pyle - (gate) portal vein
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pylor-
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pyloros - (gatekeeper) pylorus
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rect-
 Definition
rectus - (straight) rectum
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scat-
 Definition
skor, skatos - excrement, fecal matter
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sial-
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sialon - saliva, salivary duct
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sigm-
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sigma - sigmoid colon
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sphincter-
 Definition
sphincter - sphincter muscle
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splanchn-
 Definition
splanchnon - internal organs, viscus
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typhl-
 Definition
typhlos - (blind) cecum
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zym-
 Definition
zyme - (leaven) ferment, enzyme, fermentation
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