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Ch. 8 Digestive
Combining Froms
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
an/o | anus |
append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
bil/o | bile; gall |
cec/o | cecum (first part of large intestine) |
chol/e | gall; bile |
cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
cirrh/o | orange-yellow |
col/o, colon/o | colon; large intestine |
cyst/o | cyst; fluid sac; bladder |
dent/i | tooth |
duoden/o | duodenum (first part of small intestine) |
enter/o | intestines (usually the small intestine) |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gums |
gloss/o | tongue |
gluc/o, glyc/o | sugar; glucose |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
ile/o | ileum (third part of small intestine) |
inguin/o | groin |
jaund/o | yellow |
jejun/o | jejunum (second part of small intestine) |
labi/o | lip |
lapr/o | abdominal wall; abdomen |
ling/o | tongue |
lith/o | stone; calculus |
odont/o | tooth |
or/o | mouth |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs) |
phag/o | eat; swallow; engulf |
pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
proct/o | rectum; anus |
rect/o | rectum |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon; sigmoid |
splen/o | spleen |