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chapter 12-digestive
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hemi- | half |
| abdomin/o | abdomen, abdominal |
| an/o | anus |
| antr/o | antrum |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | abdomen, abdominal cavity |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| chol/e | gall, bile |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| diverticul/o | diverticulum |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia, protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal cavity |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| polyp/o | polyp, small growth |
| proct/o | rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus, pyloric sphincter |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| steat/o | fat |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion |