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Digestive System
Digestive medical terms
Term | Definition |
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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 |