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Chapter 9
Med Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix (a tube connected to the cecum, containing lymph tissue) |
| bil/i | bile, gall |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum (first part of the colon) |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct (duct that takes bile to the duodenum) |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| dent/i | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum (first part of th small intestine) |
| enter/o | intestines, small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum (last part of the small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (second part of the small intestine) |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus (the lower part of the stomach) |
| rect/o | rectum |