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65 Cards in this Set
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abdomin/o
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abdomen, abdominal
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append/o, appendic/o
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appendix
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bilirubin/o
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yellow bile pigment, bilirubin
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bil/i
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bile
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cardi/o
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esophageal opening of stomach
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cec/o
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cecum
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celi/o
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abdomen
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chol/e, chol/o
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bile
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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cirrh/o
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orange/yellow
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col/o
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colon
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enter/o
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intestine
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach, abdomen
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hepat/o
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liver
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herni/o
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hernia, rupture, protrusion of a part of structure through the tissues containing it
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ile/o
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ileum, groin, longest portion of the small intestine
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inguin/o
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groin
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jejun/o
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1. portion of small intestine between the duodenum and ileum
2. jejunum, jejunal |
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oment/o
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omentum
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omphal/o
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the umbilicus, the navel
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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pylor/o
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pylorus
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid, usually the sigmoid colon
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splanchn/i, splanchn/o
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viscera
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splen/o
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spleen
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steat/o
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fat
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typhl/o
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cecum
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viscer/o
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the viscera (L. internal organs)
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cyst/i, cyst/o
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cyst, cystic duct
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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intestin/o
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intestine
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dyps/o
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thirst
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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stomat/o
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mouth
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myc/o
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fungus
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cyst/i, cyst/o
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1. bladder
2. cystic duct 3. cyst |
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semi - lunar
semilunar |
half - relating to the moon or month
resembling the moon in shape, especially a half moon |
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lapar/o
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loins (less properly, the abdomen in general)
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lith/o - tripsy
lithotripsy |
stone - rubbing, crushing
the crushing of a stone in the renal pelvis, ureter, or bladder, by mechanical force or focused sound energy |
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ile/o - sigmoid/o - ostomy
ileosigmoidostomy |
ilium - s-shaped, sigmoid colon - an opening (surgical or artificial)
anatsomosis between the ileum and the rectum |
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gastr/o - pexy
gastropexy |
stomach - surgical fixation
attachment of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm |
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celi/o - tomy
celiotomy |
abdomen - incision, operation with cutting
transabdominal incicions into the peritoneal cavity |
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amyl/o - phagia
amylophagia |
starch - eating
a morbid craving for starch |
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appendic/o - al
appendiceal |
appendix - pertaining to, relating to
relating to an appendix |
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chol/e - cyst
cholecyst |
bile - bladder, cyst, cystic duct
a pear-shaped receptacle on the inferior surface of the liver, in a hollow between the right lobe and the quadrate lobe; it serves as a storage reservoir for bile |
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chol/e - cyst/o - itis
cholecystitis |
bile - bladder, cyst, cystic duct - inflammation
inflammation of the gallbladder |
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dys-phagia
dysphagia |
bad, difficult - eating, devouring
difficulty in swallowing |
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epi - gastr/o - ium
epigastrium |
upon, following, subsequent to - stomach, abdomen - structure, tissue
the region of the abdomen located between the costal margins and the subcostal plane |
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esophag/o - gastr/o - duoden/o - scopy
esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
esophageal - stomach, abdomen - duodenum - use of a viewing instrument
endoscopic examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, usually performed using a fiberoptic instrument |
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gastr/o - enter/o - col/o - itis
gastroenterocolitis |
stomach, abdomen - intestine - colon - inflammation
inflammatory disease involving the stomach and intestines |
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gastr/o - instestin/o - al
gastrointestinal |
stomach, abdomen - intestine - pertaining to, relating to
relating to the stomach and the intestines |
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gastr/o - tropic
gastrotropic |
stomach - turning toward
affecting the stomach |
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gingiv/o - gloss/o - itis
gingivoglossitis |
gums - tongue - inflammation
inflammation of both the gingival tissues and tongue |
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hepat/o - splen/o - megaly
hepatosplenomegaly |
liver - spleen - enlargement
enlargement of the liver and spleen |
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odyn/o - phagia
odynophagia |
pain - eating, devouring
pain on swallowing |
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organ/o - megaly
organomegaly |
organ - large
abnormal enlargement of the viscera, such as may be seen in acromegaly and other disorders |
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pancreat - emphraxis
pancreatemphraxis |
pancreas - stoppage
obstruction in the pancreatic duct, causing swelling of the gland |
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poly - dyps/o - ia
polydipsia |
many, much - thirst - relating to, pertaining to
excessive thirst that is relatively prolonged |
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proct/o - logy
proctology |
anus and rectum - study of
surgical specialty concerned with the anus and rectum and their diseases |
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steat/o - rrhea
steatorrhea |
fat - discharge
passage of fat in large amounts in the feces, due to failure to digest and absorb it |
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stomat/o - myc/o - osis
stomatomycosis |
mouth - fungus - abnormal condition
disease of the mouth due to a fungus |
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extra - hepat/o - ic
extrahepatic |
without, outside of - liver - pertaining to, relating to
outside of, or unrelated to, the liver |