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Word elements ch 12
The digestive system ch 12
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Undergraduate 1
10/24/2015
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Term
amyl/o
AM-ih-loh
 Definition
starch
Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
-ase
ays
 Definition
enzyme
Term
bil/i
 Definition
bile
Term
cec/o
SEE-koh
 Definition
cecum
Term
celi/o
SEE-lee-oh
 Definition
pertaining to the abdomen
Term
cheil/o
KIGH-loh
 Definition
lips
Term
chol/e
KOH-lee
 Definition
bile
Term
cholecyst/o
koh-lee-SIS-toh
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o
koh-lee-DOCK-oh
 Definition
common bile duct
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col/o
KOH-loh
 Definition
colon
Term
colon/o
koh-LON-oh
 Definition
colon
Term
dent/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
duoden/o
doo-ODD-en-oh
 Definition
duodenum
first part of the small intestine
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emesis
 Definition
to vomit
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enter/o
 Definition
intestine
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esophag/o
eh-SOFF-ah-go
 Definition
esophagus
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
gluc/o
 Definition
sugar, sweet
Term
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar, sweet
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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iasis
 Definition
presence of an abnormal condition
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jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdominal wall
Term
lingu/o
LING-oo-oh
 Definition
tongue
Term
odont/o
 Definition
teeth
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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-pepsia
PEP-see-ah
 Definition
state of digestion
Term
peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus or rectum
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
sial/o
sigh-AL-oh
 Definition
salivary gland;saliva
Term
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
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-spasm
 Definition
twitching;involuntary contraction
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steat/o
stee-AH-to
 Definition
fat
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stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
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-tresia
TREE-zee-ah
 Definition
perforation
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