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amyl/o
starch
- amylase
- -The suffix -ase means enzyme.
- -several digestive enzymes that break down starch.
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bil/i
gall, bile
- biliary
- -The biliary tract includes the organs (liver and gallbladder) and ducts (hepatic, cystic, and common bile ducts) that secrete, store, and empty bile into the duodenum.
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bilirubin/o
bilirubin (bile pigment)
- hyperbilirubinemia
- -excessive bilirubin (yellowish pigment) or waste product results from the break down of hemoglobin molecules from worn out red blood cell.
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chol/e
gall, bile
- cholelithiasis
- -Lith/o means stone or calculus; -iasis means abnormal condition.
-stone in gallbladder or bile duct.
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cholorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
- achlorhydria
- --Absence of gastric juice is associated with gastric carcinoma.
-low or lack of gastric acid in the stomach.
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gluc/o
sugar
- gluconeogenesis
- -Liver cells make new sugar from fats and proteins.
-the process of converting non-carbohydrate carbon into glucose for energy use.
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glyc/o
sugar
- hyperglycemia
- -high blood sugar
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glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
- glycogenolysis
- -Liver cells change glycogen back to glucose when blood sugar levels drop.
-the break down of glycogen (carbohydrates) in the liver to glucose.
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lip/o
fat, lipid
- lipoma
- -tumor in adipose (soft) tissue.
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lith/o
stone
- lithogenesis
- -the forming of kidney stones.
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prote/o
protein
- protease
- -enzymes that break down protein.
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sial/o
saliva, salivary
- sialolith
- -stone formed in salivary gland.
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steat/o
fat
- steatorrhea
- -Improperly digested (malabsorbed) fats will appear in the feces.
-excessive fat in stools (feces).
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