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Digestive System
Module 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bucc/o | cheek as in buccocarcinoma, a cancerous tumor of the cheek |
| -cheil | lips as in cheilitis, inflammation of the lips |
| -ptosis | falling as in gastroptosis, falling of the stomach |
| -sial | salivary gland as in sialolithiasis, condition of stones in the salivary glands |
| -enter | small intestine as in enteropathy, disease of the small intestine |
| -lith | stones as in lithiasis, abnormal condition of stones |
| -stenosis | narrowing as in enterostenosis, a narrowing of the intestines |
| -hepat | liver as in hepatomegaly, a large liver |
| deglutition | swallowing |
| mastication | chewing |
| -cholecyst | gallbladder as in cholecystogram, a study or record of the gallbladder |