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Chap 3
Digestion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| GASTR | stomach |
| INTESTIN | intestine |
| -al | pertaining to |
| DIGEST | break down food; digest |
| -Ive | pertaining to |
| ALIMENT | food; nourishment |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| ORo | mouth |
| LINGU | tongue |
| GUSTAT | the sense of taste |
| -ORY | having the function of |
| SALIV | saliva |
| SIAL | saliva |
| PAR | beside |
| MASTIC | chewing |
| -ATION | a process; being or having |
| DEGLUTI | swallowing |
| -TION | a process; being or having |
| PHARYNG | pharynx (troat) |
| -EAL | pertaining to |
| ESOPHAG | esophagus |
| PERI- | around |
| STAL- | contraction |
| -SIS | process; condition; abnormal condition |
| -IC | pertaining to |
| PYLOR- | pylorus |