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Digestive Terms ICEV
Digestive Term Morphemes for ICEV
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absorpt/o | to take in |
| aden/o | gland |
| aliment/o | nourishment |
| amyl/o | starch |
| anabol/o | building up |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bil/i | gall, bile |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| celi/o | belly, abdoment |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chole | gall, bile |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| cirrh/o | orange-yellow |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| dent/o | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestines |
| esophage/o, esophag/o | esophagus |
| fibr/o | fibrous tissue |
| gastro | stomach |
| glyco/o | sugar, sweet |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hemorrh/o | vein susceptible to bleed |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pept/o | to digest |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary |
| Anabol ism | a building up condition |
| Buccal | cheek pertaining to |
| Catabolism | a casting down condition |
| Dyspepsia | difficult to digest |
| Hematemesis | blood vomiting |