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Digestive System
Medical Terminology - Peggy Leonard ed 5 ch 9
| Digestive System term | Digestive System definition |
|---|---|
| bil/i, chol/e | bile |
| cirrh/o | orange/yellow |
| de- | down, from, reversing, or removing |
| glycos/o | sugar |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| vag/o | vagus nerve |
| viscer/o | viscera |
| cheil/o | lips |
| dent/i, dent/o, odont/o | teeth |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| -ation | action or process |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| intestin/o, enter/o | intestines |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| ile/o | ileum |
| col/o, colon/o | colon or large intestine |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
| cec/o | cecum |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| proct/o | anus or rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| hepat/o | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| sial/o | salivary gland |