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Digestive system chapter 8

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    • Absorption/o
    • To suck in
  2. Aden/o
    Gland
  3. Aliment/o
    Nourishment
  4. Amyl/o
    Starch
  5. Anabol/o
    Building up
  6. Appendo
    Appendix
  7. Bil/i
    Gall or bile
  8. Bucco
    Cheek
  9. Catabol/o
    Casting down
  10. Celi/o
    Belly
  11. Cheil/o
    Lip
  12. Chole
    Bile
  13. Choledoch/o
    Bile duct
  14. Cirrh/o
    Yellow like in cirrhosis of the liver
  15. Col/o
    Colon
  16. Cyst
    Sac
  17. Diverticulo
    Diverticula
  18. Duoden/o
    Duodenum
  19. Enter
    Intestine
  20. Esophage o
    Esophagus
  21. Fibr /o
    Fibrous tissue
  22. Gastr /o
    Stomach
  23. Gingiv o
    Gums
  24. Gloss or lingu o
    Tongue
  25. Glyc o
    Sugar or sweet
  26. Halit o
    Breath halitosis
  27. Hemato
    Blood
  28. Hemorrh o
    Vein likely to bleed
  29. Hepat o
    Liver as in hepatitis
  30. Ile o
    Ileum
  31. Labi o
    Lip
  32. Lapar o
    Abdomen
  33. Lip o
    Fat
  34. Pept o
    To digest
  35. Pil o
    Hair
  36. Prand i
    Meal
  37. Procto
    Anus and rectum
  38. Pylor o
    Gatekeeper or pylorus
  39. Rect o
    Rectum
  40. Sial o
    Saliva
  41. Stomat o
    Mouth
  42. Verm i
    Worm
  43. Amylase
    Starch enzyme : an enzyme that breaks down starch.
  44. Anabolism
    Building up - condition : building up of the body substance in the constructive stage
  45. Anorexia
    Lack of appetite
  46. Ascites
    Accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
  47. Biliary
    Pertaining to the gallbladder
  48. Buccal
    Pertaining to the cheek
  49. Catabolism
    Breaking down complex substance into more basic elements
  50. Celiac
    Pertaining to the abdomen
  51. Cheilosis
    Abnormal condition of the lip. (B-complex deficiency )
  52. Cholecystectomy
    Surgical excision of the gallbladder.
  53. Chyle
    Milky fluid of the intestinal digestion composed of lymph and emulsified fat.
  54. Colectomy
    Surgical excision of part of the colon.
  55. Colostomy
    New opening for the colon.
  56. Deglutition
    Is to swallow
  57. Dentalgia
    Tooth pain
  58. Diverticulitis
    Abnormal pouches in the walls of the colon that pain, fever, and bowel problems.
  59. Duodenal
    Pertaining to the first part of the small intestine.
  60. Dysentery
    An intestinal disease that has inflammation of the mucous membrane
  61. Dyspepsia
    Difficulty in digestion
  62. Dysphagia
    Difficulty swallowing
  63. Enteric
    Pertaining to the small intestine
  64. Enteritis
    Inflammation of the small intestine
  65. Enzyme
    Protein substance capable of causing rapid changes
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Digestive system chapter 8
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chapter 8 digestive system
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