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Ch 11 Med Term
Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| an/o | anus |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bil/i | bile |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| Sial/o | saliva |
| rect/o | rectum |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| or/o | mouth |
| lith/o | stone |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| doch/o | duct |
| dent/i | teeth |
| cyst/o | bladder or sac |
| col/o | colon |
| cheil/o | lip |
| steat/o | fat |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| oral cavity | cavity that receives food for digestion |
| lips | fleshy structures surrounding the mouth |
| cheeks | lateral walls of the mouth |
| duodenum | first portion of the small intestine |
| jejunum | second portion of the small intestine |
| ileum | third portion of the small intestine |
| cecum | first part of the large intestine |
| buccal | in the cheek |
| aphagia | inability to swallow |