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Digestive System
word parts and vocabulary associated with the digestive system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |