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Medical Terminology
Digestive System
Term | Definition |
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Gastr/o | Stomach |
-ar, -ic, -al, -us, -ac | Pertaining to |
Cardi/o | Heart |
Pulman/o | Lungs |
Musul/o | Muscle |
Skele/o | Skeleton |
-itis | Inflammation |
-logy | Study of |
-pathy | Disease of |
-scope | Instrument used to look |
-scopy | Process of looking |
Stomat/o | Mouth |
Gloss/o, Lingo/o | Tounge |
Esophag/o | Esophagus |
Enter/o | Intestines |
Gingiv/o | Gums |
Sub | Under |
Dys | difficult or painful |
Hepat/o | Liver |
Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
-duoden/ | Duodenum |
-jejun/o | Jejunum |
-ileo | ileum |
Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid Colon |
Colon/o | Colon |
Prot/o | Rectum & Anus |
Rect/o | Rectum |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-rraphy | suture, stitch |
-rrhagia | hemorrhage, bleed |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-ectomy | cut out, remove, excise |
-tomy | cut into, incision |
-logist | specialist |
-pepsia | digestion |
megal/o, -megaly | enlarged |