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Common Terms of the Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o- | abdomen |
| append/o- | appendix |
| aliment/o- | nourish |
| appendic/o- | appendix |
| an/o- | anus |
| bil/i- | bile |
| bucc/o- | cheek |
| cec/o- | cecum |
| col/o- | colon |
| choledoch/o- | common bile duct |
| chol/o- | bile or gall |
| cholangi/o- | bile duct |
| celi/o- | abdomen |
| cheli/o- | lip |
| cholecyst/o- | gallbladder |
| cyst/o- | cyst or sac |
| colon/o- | colon |
| dent/o- | tooth |
| duoden/o- | duodenum |
| diverticul/o- | diverticulum |
| esophag/o- | esophagus |
| enter/o- | small intestine |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| gingiv/o- | gums |
| gloss/o- | tongue |
| herni/o- | hernia |
| ile/o- | ileum |
| intestin/o- | intestine |
| jejun/o- | jejunum |
| labi/o- | lip |
| lith/o- | stone |
| lip/o- | fat |
| lapar/o- | abdomen |
| lingu/o- | tongue |
| odont/o- | tooth |
| or/o- | mouth |
| palat/o- | palate |
| pancreat/o- | pancreas |
| peritone/o- | peritoneum |
| polyp/o- | polyp |
| proct/o- | rectum and anus |
| pylor/o- | pylorus |
| phag/o- | to eat |
| rect/o- | rectum |
| sial/o- | saliva, salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o- | sigmoid colon |
| stomat/o- | stomach |
| uvul/o- | uvula |