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Chapter 6
Romich
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o and celi/o | combining forms for abdomen |
| aliment/o | combining form for nourishment |
| an/o | combining form for anus |
| bucc/o | combining form for cheek |
| cec/o | combining form for cecum |
| cheil/o and labi/o | combining forms for lips |
| chol/e | means bile or gall |
| col/o | combining form for colon |
| cyst/o | means cyst, sac of fluid, or urinary bladder |
| decidu/o | combining form for shedding |
| dent/o, dent/i, and odont/o | refer to teeth |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | combining form for stomach |
| gingiv/o | means gums |
| gloss/o and lingu/o | combining forms for tongu |
| gnath/o | combining form for jaw |
| hepat/o | combining form for liver |
| lapar/o | the combining form for abdomen and flank |
| palat/o | means palate. |
| pancreat/o | is the combining form for pancreas |
| pharyng/o | combining form for pharynx |
| proct/o | refers to the anus and rectum collectively |
| pylor/o | means gatekeeper and refers to the narrow passage between the stomach and duodenum |
| rect/o | means rectum |
| sialaden/o and sial/o | combining forms for salivary glands |
| -stalsis | means contraction |
| Incisor | front tooth used for cutting; an incision is a cut; |
| Canine | long, pointed bonelike tooth located between the incisors and premolars; also called fang and cuspid (cusp means having a tapering projection; cuspid means having one point); abbreviated C. |
| Premolar | cheek tooth found between the canine teeth and molars; also called bicuspids because they have two points; abbreviated P. |
| Molar | most caudally located permanent cheek tooth used for grinding; molar comes from the Latin term to grind; abbreviated M. |