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Medical Terminology
Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| -ar, -ic, -al, -us, -ac | Pertaining to |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Pulman/o | Lungs |
| Musul/o | Muscle |
| Skele/o | Skeleton |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logy | Study of |
| -pathy | Disease of |
| -scope | Instrument used to look |
| -scopy | Process of looking |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Gloss/o, Lingo/o | Tounge |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus |
| Enter/o | Intestines |
| Gingiv/o | Gums |
| Sub | Under |
| Dys | difficult or painful |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| -duoden/ | Duodenum |
| -jejun/o | Jejunum |
| -ileo | ileum |
| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid Colon |
| Colon/o | Colon |
| Prot/o | Rectum & Anus |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rraphy | suture, stitch |
| -rrhagia | hemorrhage, bleed |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ectomy | cut out, remove, excise |
| -tomy | cut into, incision |
| -logist | specialist |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| megal/o, -megaly | enlarged |