click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Med Term Less/Part12
Medical Terminology Lesson/Parts Terms 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bili- | bile |
| cardi- | cardia (upper orifice of the stomach) |
| cec- | [blind] cecum |
| cly(s)- | rinse out, inject fluid |
| copr- | excrement, fecal matter |
| creat- | flesh |
| -doch- | duct |
| duoden- | [12] duodenum |
| esophag- | esophagus |
| fec- | [sediment] excrement, fecal matter |
| geus(t)- | taste |
| gingiv- | gum (of the mouth) |
| gloss- | tongue |
| ile- | ileum |
| jejun- | [empty] jejunum |
| lien- | spleen |
| lingu- | tongue |
| osm- | sense of smell; odor |
| osphr- | sense of smell |
| peps-, pept- | digest |
| proct- | anus |
| pyle- | [gate] portal vein |
| pylor- | [gatekeeper] pylorus |
| rect- | [straight] rectum |
| scat- | excrement, fecal matter |
| sial- | saliva, salivary duct |
| sigm- | sigmoid colon |
| sphincter- | sphincter muscle |
| splanchn- | internal organ, viscus |
| typhl- | [blind] cecum |
| zym- | [leaven] ferment, enzyme, fermentation |