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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Combining Forms Digestive System
Term | Definition |
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or/o, stomat/o, stom/o | mouth, mouthlike opening, oral cavity |
pharyng/o | pharynx [throat] |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
enter/o | small intestine |
col/o, colon/o | colon, large intestine |
hepat/o | liver |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
an/o | anus, ring |
proct/o | anus and rectum |
rect/o | rectum, straight |
chol/e, chol/o | bile, gall |
intestin/o | intestine |
odonti, odont/o, dent/i, dent/o | teeth |
metabol/o | change; transformation |
orth/o | straight |
cheil/o | lip/lips |
xer/o | dry |
halit/o | breath |
gingiv/o | gums |
pyr/o | fever, fire |
hiat/o | opening |
pept/o | digestion |
aer/o | air |
hydra/o | water |
diverticul/o | diverticulum, small sac or pouch |
intussuscept/o | take up or receive within |
inguin/o | groin |
steat/o | fat |
cirrh/o | yellow or orange |
cholang/o, cholangi/o | bile duct |
duoden/o | duodenum, first part of small intestine |
emet/o | vomit, to vomit |
ven/o | vein |
palat/o | palate, roof of mouth |
ile/o | ileum, third part of small intestine |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
lith/o | stone |
hemorrhoid/o | hemorrhoid |