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Chabner12-Ch05parts
Chabner, Language of Medicine 12th Ed, Chapter 05 - Word Parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ase | enzyme |
| bil/i | bile, gall |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum (first part of colon) |
| celi/o | belly; abdomen |
| cheil/o | lip |
| -chezia | defecation; elimination of wastes |
| chlorhydr/o | hydrochloric acid |
| chol/e | bile; gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct (CBD) |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| dent/i | tooth; teeth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestines (usually small intestines) |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| faci/o | face |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | glucose; sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| glycogen/o | glycogen; animal starch |
| hepat/o | liver |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| ile/o | ileum (final portion of small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (2nd part of small intestine) |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat (a type of lipid) |
| lith/o | stone; calculus |
| mandibul/o | mandible (lower jaw bone) |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane that lines abdominal cavity) |
| pharyng/o | throat (pharynx) |
| -prandial | pertaining to eating or mealtime |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| prote/o | protein |
| py/o | pus |
| pylor/o | pylorus; pyloric sphincter |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva; salivary |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| steat/o | fat; sebum |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| uvul/o | uvula |