Lesson 2, Part 2 - Digestive Terms

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Question 1
chole / cola, co, bi
Answer 1
bile cholecystectomy (gallbladder excision)
Question 2
colon / colony, body of people, body part
Answer 2
large intestine colitis (large intestine inflammation)
Question 3
emesis / emission, emit stomach contents
Answer 3
vomiting emetic (produces vomit)
Question 4
entero / enter, inside, internal
Answer 4
intestine enteritis (intestinal inflammation)
Question 5
gastro / gas, stomachache
Answer 5
stomach gastritis (stomach inflammation)
Question 6
glosso / glossy, silver-tongued
Answer 6
tongue glossopathy (tongue disease)
Question 7
hepat / he spat, yucky, yucky dinner
Answer 7
liver hepatitis (liver inflammation)
Question 8
ile / hilly, elevation, helium
Answer 8
ileum ileitis (ileum inflammation)
Question 9
laparo / lap, lower abdomen
Answer 9
abdomen laparotomy (abdomen incision)
Question 10
myxo / mix, mixed in, gooey
Answer 10
mucus myxoma (mucus tumor)
Question 11
procto / proctor, supervisor, charge, onus
Answer 11
anus; rectum proctology (study of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus)
Question 12
pyloro / pylon, gateway, gate + keep
Answer 12
pylorus; gatekeeper pylorostenosis (pyloric narrowing)
Question 13
stoma / storm, rant
Answer 13
mouth stomatitis (mouth inflammation)
Question 14
viscero / verse, organ music
Answer 14
body organs visceromegaly (enlarged abdominal organs)
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