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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Combining Forms Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| or/o, stomat/o, stom/o | mouth, mouthlike opening, oral cavity |
| pharyng/o | pharynx [throat] |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| col/o, colon/o | colon, large intestine |
| hepat/o | liver |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| an/o | anus, ring |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| rect/o | rectum, straight |
| chol/e, chol/o | bile, gall |
| intestin/o | intestine |
| odonti, odont/o, dent/i, dent/o | teeth |
| metabol/o | change; transformation |
| orth/o | straight |
| cheil/o | lip/lips |
| xer/o | dry |
| halit/o | breath |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| pyr/o | fever, fire |
| hiat/o | opening |
| pept/o | digestion |
| aer/o | air |
| hydra/o | water |
| diverticul/o | diverticulum, small sac or pouch |
| intussuscept/o | take up or receive within |
| inguin/o | groin |
| steat/o | fat |
| cirrh/o | yellow or orange |
| cholang/o, cholangi/o | bile duct |
| duoden/o | duodenum, first part of small intestine |
| emet/o | vomit, to vomit |
| ven/o | vein |
| palat/o | palate, roof of mouth |
| ile/o | ileum, third part of small intestine |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| lith/o | stone |
| hemorrhoid/o | hemorrhoid |