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Medical Terminology Ch 9
Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 3
09/21/2019
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Alimentation
 Definition
the process of providing nutrition for the body
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Ingestion
 Definition
the oral intake of substances into the body
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Digestion
 Definition
the mechanical and chemical conversion of food into substances that can eventually be absorbed by cells
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Absorption
 Definition
the process in which the digested food molecules pass through the lining of the small intestines into the blood or lymph capillaries
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Elimination
 Definition
the removal of undigested food particles
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Defecation
 Definition
the elimination of wastes through the anus in the form of feces
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The three major classes of nutrients are...
 Definition
carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
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-ation
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action or process
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bil/i
 Definition
bile
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chol/e
 Definition
bile
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cirrh/o
 Definition
orange-yellow
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de-
 Definition
down, from, reversing, or removing
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glycos/o
 Definition
sugar
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-orexia
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appetite
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-pepsia
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digestion
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vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve
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viscer/o
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viscera
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Intestinal
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pertaining to the intestine
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Gastrointestinal
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pertaining to the stomach and intestines
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cheil/o
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lips
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dent/i
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teeth
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dent/o
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teeth
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odont/o
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teeth
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gloss/o
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tongue
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lingu/o
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tongue
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or/o
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mouth
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stomat/o
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mouth
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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intestin/o
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intestines
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enter/o
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intestines
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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ile/o
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ileum
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col/o
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colon or large intestines
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colon/o
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colon or large intestines
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append/o
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appendix
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appendic/o
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appendix
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cec/o
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cecum
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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proct/o
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anus or rectum
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rect/o
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rectum
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an/o
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anus
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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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hepat/o
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liver
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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sial/o
 Definition
salivary gland
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