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Digestive System
Medical Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin(o)- | Of or relating to the abdomen |
| an(o)- | Anus |
| bucc(o)- | Of or pertaining to the cheek |
| chol(e)- | Of or pertaining to bile |
| cholecyst(o)- | Of or pertaining to the gallbladder |
| col-, colo-, colon(o)- | Colon |
| duodeno- | Pertaining to the duodenum Ex; Duodenal atresia |
| -emesis | Vomiting condition |
| enter(o)- | Of or pertaining to the intestines |
| -esophago/eal | Referring to the esophagus |
| gastr(o)- | Of or pertaining to the stomach |
| gingiv- | Of or pertaining to the gums |
| gloss(o)-, glott(o)- | Of or pertaining to the tongue |
| hepat-, hepatic- | Of or pertaining to the liver |
| ileo | Ileum |
| jejun(o) | Jejunum |
| labi(o)- | Of or pertaining to the lip |
| lapar(o)- | Of or pertaining to the abdomen-wall, flank |
| lingu(a)-, lingu(o)- | Of or pertaining to the tongue |
| or(o) | Of or pertaining to the mouth |
| -pepsia | Relating to digestion, or the digestive tract |
| -phage, -phagia | Conditiond relating to eating or ingestion |
| -phago- | Eating, devouring |
| proct(o)- | Anus, rectum |
| rect(o)- | Rectum |
| sial(o)- | Saliva, salivary gland |
| sigmoid(o)- | Sigmoid, sigmoid colon |
| stom(a)- | Mouth |
| stomat(o)- | Of or pertaining to the mouth |