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Med Term Ch 5
Chapter 5 Med Term (Digestive System)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| An/o | Anus |
| Append/o | Appendix |
| Appendic/o | Appendix |
| Bucc/o | Cheek |
| Cec/o | Cecum |
| Celi/o | Belly; Abdomen |
| Cheil/o | Lip |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Choledoch/o | Common bile duct |
| Col/o | Colon |
| Colon/o | Colon |
| Dent/i | Tooth |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum |
| Enter/o | Intestines, usually small intestine |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus |
| Faci/o | Face |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Gingiv/o | Gums |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Ile/o | Ileum |
| Jejun/o | Jejunum |
| Labi/o | Lip |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Mandibul/o | Lower jaw; mandible |
| Odont/o | Tooth |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Palat/o | Palate |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
| Pharyng/o | Throat |
| Proct/o | Anus and rectum |
| Pylor/o | Pyloric sphincter |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Sialaden/o | Salivary gland |
| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid colon |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Uvul/o | Uvula |
| Amyl/o | Starch |
| Bil/i | Gall; Bile |
| Bilirubin/o | Bilirubin (bile pigment) |
| Chol/e | Gall; Bile |
| Chlorhydr/o | Hydrochloric acid |
| Gluc/o | Sugar |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Glycogen/o | Glycogen; Animal starch |
| Lip/o | Fat; Lipid |
| Lith/o | Stone |
| Prote/o | Protein |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Sial/o | Saliva; Salivary |
| Steat/o | Fat |
| -ase | Enzyme |
| -chezia | Defecation; elimination of wastes |
| -iasis | Abnormal condition |
| -prandial | Meal |