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Chabner12-Ch06parts
Chabner, Language of Medicine 12th Ed, Chapter 06 - Word Parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum (first part of colon) |
| celi/o | belly; abdomen |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chol/e | bile; gall |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct (CBD) |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| dent/i | tooth; teeth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| -ectasia | dilation; dilatation; widening |
| -ectasis | dilation; dilatation; widening |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| enter/o | intestines (usually small intestines) |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | glucose; sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia |
| ile/o | ileum (final portion of small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (2nd part of small intestine) |
| labi/o | lip |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat (a type of lipid) |
| lith/o | stone; calculus |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | condition of eating; swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| pylor/o | pylorus; pyloric sphincter |
| rect/o | rectum |
| -rrhage | bursting forth (of blood) |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth (of blood) |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| -spasm | sudden contraction of muscles |
| splen/o | spleen |
| -stasis | stopping; controlling; placing |
| steat/o | fat; sebum |
| -stenosis | tightening, stricture |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| -tresia | opening |