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CDP - Week1
Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus (opening of digestive tract to the outside of the body) |
| cec/o | cecum (first portion of the large intestine) |
| chol/e | gall, bile |
| col/o | colon, large intestine |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| dent/o or odont/o | tooth or teeth |
| duoden/o | duodenum (first portion of the small intestine) |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus (food tube leading from the throat to the stomach) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum (third portion of the small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (second portion of the small intestine) |
| nephr/o or ren/o | kidney |
| olig- | scanty |
| osis or iasis | condition |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| -pathy | disease |
| pepsia | digestion |
| phagia | swallow |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| ureter/o | ureters (tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder) |
| urethr/o | urethra (tube that carries urine from the bladder tot he outside of the body) |
| ur/o | urine (urea) |