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Medical Terminology
Ch. 6 - The Digestive System/ Combining Forms (final)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cheil/o | lip |
| labi/o | lip |
| dent/o | teeth |
| odont/o | teeth |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| duoden/o | duodenum (first part of small intestine) |
| enter/o | intestine (usually small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (2nd part of small intestine) |
| ile/o | ileum (3rd part of small intestine) |
| append/o | appendix (large intestine) |
| appendic/o | appendix (large intestine) |
| col/o | colon (large intestine) |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon (large intestine) |
| rect/o | rectum |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| hepat/o | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancrease |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |