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MT C8 Digestive
MT C8 Digestive System
Term | Definition |
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an/o | anus, lower opening of digestive tract |
append/o appendic/o | appendix |
bucc/o | cheek |
cec/o | cecum, blind gut, extends from end of ileum to beginning of colon |
cheil/o | lip |
chol/e | bile or gall |
col/o colon/o | colon |
cyst/o | cyst or sac filled with fluid |
dent/i dent/o | teeth |
divert/i | turning aside or bypath |
duoden/i duoden/o | duodenum, 1st portion of small intestine |
-emesis | vomiting |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus, tube leading to stomach |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gingiva (gingivae), gums |
gloss/o | tongue |
hepat/o | liver |
ile/o | ileum, last longest portion of small intestine |
intestin/o | intestine |
jejun/o | jejunum, middle section of small intestine |
labi/o | lip |
lingu/o | tongue |
-lithiasis | presence of stones |
occult/o | hidden |
odont/o | tooth |
or/o | mouth |
palat/o | palate |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
peps/o | digest or digestion |
-pexy | surgical fixation or to put inplace |
-phagia | eating or swallowing |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
proct/o | rectum and anus |
pylor/o | pylorus, gatekeeper |
rect/o | rectum, last 4 inches of large intestine |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon, joins colon with rectum |
-stalsis | contraction |
stomat/o | mouth |
uvul/o | uvula (little grape) |