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ch.11:combining forms/prefxs/sufxs
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Medical
Pre-School
03/23/2011

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an/o
Definition
anus
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antr/o
Definition
antrum
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cec/o
Definition
cecum
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col/o,colon/o
Definition
colon [usually denoting the large intestine]
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duoden/o
Definition
duodenum
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enter/o
Definition
intestine [usually denoting the small intestine]
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esophag/o
Definition
esophagus
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gastr/o
Definition
stomach
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ile/o
Definition
ileum
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jejun/o
Definition
jejunum
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or/o, stomat/o
Definition
mouth
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proct/o, rect/o
Definition
rectum
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sigmoid/o
Definition
sigmoid colon
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abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
Definition
abdomen [abdominal cavity]
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appendic/o
Definition
appendix
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cheil/o
Definition
lip
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cholangi/o
Definition
bile duct
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chol/e
Definition
gall, bile
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choledoch/o
Definition
common bile duct
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diverticul/o
Definition
diverticulum, or blind pouch, extending from a hollow organ
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gingiv/o
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gum
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gloss/o, lingu/o
Definition
tongue
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hepat/o
Definition
liver
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herni/o
Definition
hernia, or protrusion of an organ through a membarane or cavity wall
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palat/o
Definition
palate
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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polyp/o
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polyp, small growth
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pylor/o
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pylorus, pyloric sphincter
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sial/o
Definition
saliva, salivary gland
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uvul/o
Definition
uvula
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hemi-
Definition
half
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-pepsia
Definition
digestion
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