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CDP - Week1
Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Term | Definition |
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an/o | anus (opening of digestive tract to the outside of the body) |
cec/o | cecum (first portion of the large intestine) |
chol/e | gall, bile |
col/o | colon, large intestine |
cyst/o | bladder |
dent/o or odont/o | tooth or teeth |
duoden/o | duodenum (first portion of the small intestine) |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus (food tube leading from the throat to the stomach) |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gums |
hepat/o | liver |
ile/o | ileum (third portion of the small intestine) |
jejun/o | jejunum (second portion of the small intestine) |
nephr/o or ren/o | kidney |
olig- | scanty |
osis or iasis | condition |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
-pathy | disease |
pepsia | digestion |
phagia | swallow |
stomat/o | mouth |
ureter/o | ureters (tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder) |
urethr/o | urethra (tube that carries urine from the bladder tot he outside of the body) |
ur/o | urine (urea) |