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chapter 12-digestive
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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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 |