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Chapter 5
combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | belly, abdomen |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| dent/i, odont/o | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| faci/o | face |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw, mandible |
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pylor/o | pyloric sphincter |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoiod/o | sigmoid colon |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| amyl/o | starch |
| bil/i, chol/e | gall, bile |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| chlorhydr/o | hydrochloric acid |
| gluc/o, glyc/o | sugar |
| glycogen/o | glycogen, animal starch |
| lip/o | fat, lipid |
| lith/o | stone |
| prote/o | protein |
| py/o | pus |
| sial | saliva, salivary |
| steat/o | fat |