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Common Terms of the Digestive System
Term | Definition |
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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 |