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CWI Med Term Chapter 3 combining form
Question | Answer |
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abdomin/o- | abdomen |
aliment/0- | food; nourishment |
an/o | anus |
appendic/o- | small structure hanging from a larger structure |
bilio- | bile; gall |
cec/o- | cecum |
celi/o- | abdomen |
cheil/o | lip |
chez/o- | to pass feces |
cholangi/o- | bile duct |
chol/e- | bile; gall |
cholecyst/o- | gallbladder |
choledoch/o- | common bile duct |
col/o- | colon |
colon/o- | colon |
constip/o- | compacted feces |
degluti/o- | swallowing |
digest/o- | break down food; digest |
diverticul/o- | diverticulum |
duoden/o- | duodenum |
enter/o- | intestine |
esophag/o- | esophagus |
fec/a | feces; stool |
fec/o- | feces; stool |
gastro/o- | stomach |
gloss/o- | toung |
gustat/o- | the sense of taste |
hemat/o- | blood |
hemorrhoid/o- | hemorrhoid |
hepat/o- | liver |
ile/o- | ileum |
intestin/o- | intestine |
jejun/o- | jejunum |
lapar/o- | abdomen |
lingu/o- | tougue |
lith/o- | stone |
mastic/o- | chewing |
nause/o- | nausea |
omphal/o | umbilicus; navel |
orex/o- | appetite |
or/o- | mouth |
pancreat/o- | pancreas |
peps/o- | digestion |
pept/o- | digestion |
pertione/o- | peritoneum |
phag/o- | eating; swallowing |
pharyng/o- | pharynx (throat) |
polyp/o- | polyp |
rect/o- | rectum |
regurgitat/o- | flow backward |
saliv/o- | saliva; salivary gland |
sial/o- | saliva; salivary gland |
sigmoid/o- | sigmoid colon |
stomat/o- | mouth |
umbilic/o- | umbilicus; navel |