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Digestive System
Med Term - Digestive System Word Parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus (sphincter muscle at end of digestive tract) |
| abdomin/o | abdomen; abdominal cavity |
| celi/o | abdomen; abdominal cavity |
| lapar/o | abdomen; abdominal cavity |
| antr/o | antrum (lower part of the stomach) |
| append/o | appendix (small pouch attached to cecum which has no function) |
| appendic/o | appendix (small pouch attached to cecum which has no function) |
| cec/o | cecum (first portion of the large intestine) |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chol/e | gall; bile |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o | colon (largest part of large intestine, has 4 parts) |
| colon/o | colon (largest part of large intestine, has 4 parts) |
| diverticul/o | diverticulum; blind pouch extending from a hollow organ |
| duoden/o | duodenum (first portion of the small intestine) |
| enter/o | intestine (small) |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia; protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall |
| ile/o | ileum (last portion of the small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (second portion of the small intestine |
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (lining of abdominal & pelvic cavities) |
| polyp/o | polyp; small growth |
| proct/o | rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus; pyloric sphincter (ring of muscles between stomach and duodenum) |
| sial/o | saliva; salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon (s-shaped portion of large intestine before the rectum) |
| steat/o | fat |
| uvul/o | uvula (structure that extends from the soft palate that directs food down the throat) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |