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Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bar/o | weight |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/ o | common bile duct |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| dent/o | tooth |
| diverticul/o | pouch |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| glass/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lith/o | stone |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| polyp/o | polyp |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| pyr/o | fire |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emetic | pertaining to vomiting |
| -iatric | pertaining to medical treatment |
| -istry | specialty of |
| -lithiasis | condition of stones |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eat, swallow |
| -prandial | pertaining to a meal |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |