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Mod C Unit 1 Word Parts
Digestive system word parts
51
Health Care
Not Applicable
08/20/2012

Additional Health Care Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term

 

 

phag/o

Definition

 

 

eat or swallow

Term

 

 

intestin/o

Definition

 

 

intestines

Term

 

 

aliment/o

Definition

 

 

nutrition

Term

 

 

gastr/o

Definition

 

 

stomach

Term

 

 

dys-

Definition

 

 

difficult

Term

 

 

hyper-

Definition

 

 

excessive

Term

 

 

peri-

Definition

 

 

surrounding

Term

 

 

-stalsis

Definition

 

 

contraction

Term

 

 

bucc/o

Definition

 

 

cheek

Term

 

 

ot/o

Definition

 

 

ear

Term

 

 

esophag/o

Definition

 

 

esophagus

Term

 

 

gingiv/o

Definition

 

 

gums

Term

 

 

palat/o

Definition

 

 

hard & soft palates

Term

 

 

cardi/o

Definition

 

 

heart

Term

 

 

mandibul/o

Definition

 

 

lower jaw bone

(mandible)

Term

 

 

maxill/o

Definition

 

 

upper jaw bone

(maxilla)

Term

 

 

labi/o, cheil/o

Definition

 

 

lips

Term

 

 

or/o, stom/o, stomat/o

Definition

 

 

mouth

Term

 

 

nas/o

Definition

 

 

nose

Term

 

 

pharyng/o

Definition

 

 

pharynx, throat

Term

 

 

sial/o 

 

 

Definition

 

 

saliva

Term

 

 

sialaden/o

Definition

 

 

salivary glands

Term

 

 

dent/i, odont/o

Definition

 

 

teeth

Term

 

 

lingu/o, gloss/o 

 

 

Definition

 

 

tongue

Term

 

 

uvul/o

Definition

 

 

uvula

Term

 

 

hypo-

Definition

 

 

below

Term

 

 

par-

Definition

 

 

near, beside

Term

 

 

sub-

Definition

 

 

below

Term

 

abdomin/o

celi/o

lapar/o

Definition

 

 

abdomen

Term

 

 

an/o

Definition

 

 

anus

Term

 

 

append/o

appendic/o

Definition

 

 

appendix

Term

 

 

cec/o

Definition

 

 

cecum

Term

 

 

col/o

colon/o

Definition

 

 

colon

Term

 

 

plic/o

Definition

 

 

fold

Term

 

 

ile/o

Definition

 

 

ileum

Term

 

 

jejun/o

Definition

 

 

jejunum

Term

 

 

lip/o

Definition

 

 

lipid

(fat)

Term

 

 

rect/o

Definition

 

 

rectum

Term

 

 

proct/o

Definition

 

 

rectum and anus

Term

 

 

sigmoid/o

Definition

 

 

sigmoid colon

Term

 

 

enter/o

Definition

 

 

small intestines

Term

 

 

amyl/o

Definition

 

 

starch

Term

 

 

gastr/o

Definition

 

 

stomach

Term

 

 

gluc/o

Definition

 

 

sweet, sugar

Term

 

 

chol/e

bil/i

Definition

 

 

bile

Term

 

 

cholangi/o

Definition

 

 

bile vessels

Term

 

 

choledoch/o

Definition

 

 

common bile duct

Term

 

 

cholecyst/o

Definition

 

 

gallbladder

Term

 

 

hepat/o

Definition

 

 

liver

Term

 

 

lob/o

Definition

 

 

lobe

Term

 

 

pancreat/o

Definition

 

 

pancreas

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