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Chabner12-Ch05parts
Chabner, Language of Medicine 12th Ed, Chapter 05 - Word Parts
Term | Definition |
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-ase | enzyme |
bil/i | bile, gall |
bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
bucc/o | cheek |
cec/o | cecum (first part of colon) |
celi/o | belly; abdomen |
cheil/o | lip |
-chezia | defecation; elimination of wastes |
chlorhydr/o | hydrochloric acid |
chol/e | bile; gall |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
choledoch/o | common bile duct (CBD) |
col/o | colon |
colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
dent/i | tooth; teeth |
duoden/o | duodenum |
enter/o | intestines (usually small intestines) |
esophag/o | esophagus |
faci/o | face |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gum |
gloss/o | tongue |
gluc/o | glucose; sugar |
glyc/o | sugar |
glycogen/o | glycogen; animal starch |
hepat/o | liver |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
ile/o | ileum (final portion of small intestine) |
jejun/o | jejunum (2nd part of small intestine) |
labi/o | lip |
lapar/o | abdomen |
lingu/o | tongue |
lip/o | fat (a type of lipid) |
lith/o | stone; calculus |
mandibul/o | mandible (lower jaw bone) |
odont/o | tooth |
or/o | mouth |
palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane that lines abdominal cavity) |
pharyng/o | throat (pharynx) |
-prandial | pertaining to eating or mealtime |
proct/o | anus and rectum |
prote/o | protein |
py/o | pus |
pylor/o | pylorus; pyloric sphincter |
rect/o | rectum |
sial/o | saliva; salivary |
sialaden/o | salivary gland |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
steat/o | fat; sebum |
stomat/o | mouth |
uvul/o | uvula |