Module 9 Vocabulary

Front 1

adamantin-
adamant-
amel-

Back 1

enamel

Front 2

alve- L
alveol- L

Back 2

tooth socket; socket; cavity

Front 3

append-
appendic-

Back 3

appendix

Front 4

cholang-

Back 4

bile duct

Front 5

cholecyst-

Back 5

bile bladder; gall bladder

Front 6

choledoch-

Back 6

common bile duct

Front 7

col-
colon-

Back 7

colon; large intestine

Front 8

duoden- L

Back 8

duodenum; the first part of the small intestine

Front 9

enter-

Back 9

intestines

Front 10

epipl- G
oment- L

Back 10

omentum; fatty membrane lining the abdominal cavity

Front 11

esophag-
oesophag-

Back 11

oesphagus

Front 12

gastr-
stomach-

Back 12

stomach

Front 13

gingiv-

Back 13

gums

Front 14

gloss-
lingu-

Back 14

tongue; language

Front 15

hepat-

Back 15

liver

Front 16

hepatic-

Back 16

hepatic duct

Front 17

ile-

Back 17

ileum

Front 18

jejun-

Back 18

jejunum

Front 19

mandibul-

Back 19

mandible; lower jaw

Front 20

maxill-

Back 20

maxilla; upper jaw

Front 21

odont-
dent-

Back 21

tooth; teeth

Front 22

pancreat-

Back 22

pancreas

Front 23

pancreatic-

Back 23

pancreatic duct

Front 24

peritone-

Back 24

peritoneum; serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity

Front 25

proct- G
rect- L

Back 25

rectum; anus; rectum and anus

Front 26

ptyal-
sial-

Back 26

saliva

Front 27

pylor-

Back 27

pylorus; lower portion of stomach

Front 28

sphincter-

Back 28

sphincter; circular muscle [which closes an orifice]

Front 29

splanchn-
viscer-

Back 29

viscera; the internal organs [collectively]

Front 30

staphyl- G
uvul- L

Back 30

uvula

Front 31

stom-
stomat-
or-

Back 31

mouth

Front 32

typhl- G
caec- L
cec- L

Back 32

cecum; first part of large intestine

Front 33

ul-

Back 33

gums; scar

Front 34

uran- G
uranisc- G
palat- L

Back 34

palate

Front 35

acr-

Back 35

extremities (of the body); height; tip(s)

Front 36

anomal-

Back 36

irregular

Front 37

ather-

Back 37

yellowish plaque

Front 38

bromat-
sit-

Back 38

food

Front 39

dors-

Back 39

back (as opposed to front)

Front 40

febr-

Back 40

fever [followed by the connecting vowel "i"]

Front 41

heter-

Back 41

different; other

Front 42

hom-
home-
homoi-

Back 42

same; unchanging

Front 43

phag-

Back 43

eating; chewing; biting; swallowing; devouring

Front 44

troph-
nutri-
nutrit-

Back 44

nutrition [note: troph- may also mean "growth"]

Front 45

ventr-

Back 45

front

Front 46

anter-

Back 46

before; front; in front

Front 47

dextr-

Back 47

right [i.e., as opposed to left]

Front 48

dist-

Back 48

distal; farthest [from the centre or the point of reference]

Front 49

extern-

Back 49

outside

Front 50

infer-

Back 50

below

Front 51

intern-

Back 51

inside

Front 52

lev-

Back 52

left; counter-clockwise

Front 53

poster-

Back 53

behind

Front 54

proxim-

Back 54

proximal; nearest

Front 55

retr-

Back 55

behind; backward

Front 56

sinistr-

Back 56

left

Front 57

super-

Back 57

above [is a ROOT, not a prefix, when it is followed by a connecting vowel]

Front 58

tel-
tele-

Back 58

end [noun]; distant; at a distance

Front 59

-pepsia

Back 59

digestion

Front 60

-clasis
-clasia

Back 60

act of breaking (something) up

Front 61

-plasia

Back 61

proliferation; growth; development [in reference to tissue or cells] [growth in numbers]

Front 62

-phage

Back 62

one that eats

Front 63

-phagia
-phagy

Back 63

eating; chewing; biting; swallowing; devouring

Front 64

-schisis

Back 64

splitting

Front 65

-tripsy
-tripsis

Back 65

crushing; rubbing; friction

Front 66

-trophy

Back 66

nutrition; growth [growth in size of cells or tissues]

Front 67

-clysis

Back 67

irrigation