Unit 3 - Digestive

 

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phagia (suffix) -

 

phago (prefix) gingiv/o -

 

pharyng/o -

 

esophag/o -

 

gastr/o -

 

enter/o -

 

anorexia -

 

colic -

 

dysphagia -

 

polydipsia -

 

ileus -

 

peristalsis -

 

 eating/swallowing

eat/swallow

 throat/pharynx

 esophagus

 stomach

 small intestine

 lack/loss of appetite

 severe abdominal pain

 difficulty swallowing/eating

excessive thirst/drinking

 stopping of intestinal peristalsis

wavelike contractions of

smooth muscle