BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SUBCOURSE ... - EnglishZone

The digestive system or gastrointestinal tract begins with the mouth, where food enters
the body and ends with the anus, where solid waste material leaves the body.
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53. The stem stoma means mouth. A
person who has stomatitis, for
example, has inflammation of the
__________.
sto-mah-ti'tis
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54. Lingua and glossa are stems which
mean tongue. Glossitis means inflammation
of the __________.
mouth
glos-si'tis
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55. Lingual means pertaining to the
__________.
tongue
ling'gwal
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tongue
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