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