Word bits pt 1

Vocabulary flashcards for key prefixes, roots, and suffixes related to the gastrointestinal system, as presented in the lecture notes.

-algia

Pain

chol-

Bile

cholecyst-

Gallbladder

crypto-

Hidden

-dynia

Pain

e-

Out, away from

-ectomy

Cut out; surgical removal

entero-

Intestine

gastro-

Stomach

hepato-

Liver

hepar-

Liver

-itis

Inflammation

viscer-

Internal organ

porta

Gateway

anal

Pertaining to the anus

insula

Island

sigma-

Pertaining to the letter S

rectus-

Straight

ortho-

Straight or normal

-odont-

Tooth

ulcus

A sore

appendere-

To hang upon

amyl-

Starch

-ase

An enzyme

bili-

Bile

chymos-

Juice

enter-

Bowel

faex

Waste matter

defeca-

To clean the dregs from

lip-

Fat

masticat-

Chew

mot-

Move

peps

Digestion

emesis

Vomiting

cirrhos-

Yellow-orange

colo-

Colon

constipa-

Crowd together

dia-

Through

-rrhea

Flow