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Table 9-1
Combining Forms Related to Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bil/i | bile |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| cheil/o | lip |
| labi/o | lip |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| dent/o | teeth |
| odont/o | teeth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| or/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pept/o | digestion |
| phag/o | eating, swallowing |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| proct/o | rectum, anus |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary glands |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| steat/o | fat |
| stomat/o | mouth, mouthlike opening |