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Digestive Root Terms
Term | Definition |
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Chole | bile; gallbladder |
Cholecystectomy | gallbladder excision |
Colon | large intestine |
Colitis | large intestine inflammation |
Emesis | vomiting |
Emetic | produces vomit |
Entero | intestine |
Enteritis | intestinal inflammation |
Gastro | stomach |
Gastritis | stomach inflammation |
Glosso | tongue |
Glossopathy | tongue disease |
Hepat | liver |
Hepatitis | liver inflammation |
ILe | ileum |
ILeitis | ileum inflammation |
Laparo | abdomen |
Laparotomy | abdomen incision |
Myxo | mucus |
Myxoma | mucus tumor |
Procto | anus; rectum |
Proctology | study of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus |
Pyloro | pylorus; gatekeeper |
Pylorostenosis | pyloric narrowing |
Stoma | opening; mouth |
Stomatitis | mouth inflammation |
Viscero | body organs |
Visceromegaly | enlarged abdominal organs |