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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomino | abdomen |
| ano | anus |
| appendico | appendix |
| appendo | appendix |
| ceco | cecum (1st part of lg. Intestine) |
| cheilo | lip |
| cholangio | bile duct |
| chole | gall, bile |
| choledocho | common bile duct |
| colo | colon (lg intestine - 2nd part) |
| colono | colon (lg intestine - 2nd part) |
| diverticulo | diverticulum or blind pouch extending from a hollow organ |
| duodeno | duodenum (1st part of small intestine) |
| entero | intestines - small intestines |
| esophago | esophagus |
| gastro | stomach |
| gingiva | gum |
| glosso | tongue |
| hepato | liver |
| hernio | hernia or protrusion of an organ through a body wall; rupture |
| ileo | ileum (3rd part of small intestine) |
| jejuno | jejunum (2nd part of small intestine) |
| laparo | abdominal cavity |
| linguo | tongue |
| oro | mouth |
| palate | palate (roof of the mouth) |
| pancreato | pancreas |
| peritoneo | peritoneum (membrane lining abd. cavity) |
| polypo | polyp, small growth that extends from mucous membrane |
| procto | rectum (lg. Intestine - 3rd part) |
| pyloro | pylorus, pyloric sphincter |
| recto | rectum |
| sigmoido | sigmoid colon |
| stomato | mouth |
| uvulo | uvula (soft mass that hangs from roof of back of mouth) |
| hemi- | half |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| enema | introduction of fluids/medications into rectum and large intestine |