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Digestive system
Medical Terminology for digestive system
Term | Definition |
---|---|
gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/o | liver |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
duoden/o | duodenum |
or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
an/o | anus |
jejun/o | jejunum |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
rect/o | rectum |
append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
col/o | colon |
esophag/o | esophagus |
proct/o | anus and rectum |
rect/o | rectum |
-lithiasis | stones |
-tripsy | grinding or crushing |
-pepsia | digestion |
-emesis | vomiting |
defecation | bowel movement |
mastication | chewing |
borborygmus | stomach growling |
flatus | flatulence, expelling intestinal gas through the anus |
bruxism | tooth grinding |
jaundice | yellowing of skin, indicates liver malfunction |
cirrhosis | degeneration of the liver, often due to alcoholism |
-phagia | eating |