NO MlfMHC Ch. 5 Digestive System (copy)

-ate

composed of, pertaining to

-ase

enzyme

-ation

process

-chezia

pass a stool

-drome

running

-emesis

vomiting

-iasis

condition of

-ive

having the nature of

-rrhaphy

suturing

-rrhea

discharge of fluid

-stomy

surgical creation of an opening

-zyme

enzyme, fermenting

ant-, anti-

against, opposing

dia-

through

peri-

around

re-

back

an-

not, lack of, without

ad-

to, toward

dys-

bad, abnormal

retro-

backward

a-

without, not

all-

strange, different, other

bi-

two

de-

from, take away, out of, without

epi-

upon

mal-

bad

post-

after

sub-

below, under

syn-

together

trans-

across, through

-al, alis, ant, atic, eal, ic, itic, tic, ary

pertaining to

-atric

treatment

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

excision

-in

chemical

-id

having a particular quality

-ion

action, process

-logy

study of

-ose

full of, condition

-scope

instrument used for viewing

-scopy

process of visually examining

esophag

gullet

gingiv

gums

halit

breath

hepat

liver

ile

to roll

gurgit

flood

col, colon

colon

diverticul

a small blind pouch

enter

small intestine

gloss

tongue

dent

tooth

cusp

point

hepat

liver

hern, herni

a rupture, or protrusion through a weakened membrane or wall

lax

looseness

lapar

abdomen, abdominal cavity

lith

stone

viscer

internal organs

lingu

tounge

or

mouth

pancreat

sweetbread (pancreas)

perine

perineum

phag

eat or swallow

polyp

a small growth

bil

bile

celi

abdomen, abdominal cavity

chol

bile, gall

cirrh

orange, twangy

dent

teeth

duoden

twelve

stomat

mouth

append

to hang onto

perforat

to bore through

peritone

to stretch over, peritoneum

odont

tooth

proct

anus

rect

straight, erect

stalsis

constrict

bari

weight, pressure

pylor

gatekeeper

sigmoid

the letter S

cec

blind intestine

celi

abdomen

absorb

to swallow

anastom

to join together

aspirat

remove by suction

body

body mass, susbstance

chlor

green

chromat

color

contract

to draw together; tighten

constip

to press together

constrict

narrow

cyst

bladder, sac

digest

to break down

ease

normal function

elimin

to throw away; to expel

erg

work, action

flatul

gas

flux

flow