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MT C8 Digestive
MT C8 Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |