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Digestive System
Digestive medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cheil/o, labi/o | lip |
| dent/o, odont/o | teeth |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestine |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| ile/o | ileum |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| rect/o | rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| hepat/o | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| dia- | through, across |
| peri- | around |
| sub- | under, below |