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Digestive System

word parts and vocabulary associated with the digestive system

TermDefinition
an/o anus
append/o appendix
appendic/o appendix
bar/o weight
bucc/o cheek
carcin/o cancer
cec/o cecum
chol/e bile
cholangi/o bile duct
cholecyst/o gallbladder
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
gloss/o tongue
hemat/o blood
ile/o ileum
jejun/o jejunum
lingu/o tongue
lith/o stone
nas/o nose
odont/o tooth
or/o mouth
orth/o straight
palat/o palate
pancreat/o pancreas
pharyng/o pharynx, throat
polyp/o polyp
proct/o anus and rectum
pylor/o pylorus
pyr/o fire
rect/o rectum
sigmoid/o sigmoid colon
-algia pain
-centesis puncture to withdraw fluid
-ectomy surgical removal
-emesis vomiting
-gram record
-graphy process of recording
-istry specialty of
-itis inflammation
-lithiasis condition of stones
-logy study of
-oma tumor
-orexia appetite
-osis abnormal condition
-ostomy create a new opening
-otomy cutting into
-pepsia digestion
-pexy surgical fixation
-phagia eating
-plasty surgical repair
-ptosis drooping
-scope instrument to view
-scopy process of viewing
-tripsy surgical crushing
a- without
an- without
anti- against
brady- slow
dys- abnormal
endo- within
hyper- excessive
hypo- under
poly- many
post- after
retro- backwards, behind
sub- under
trans- across
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