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Digestive System Combining Forms & Suffixes
Digestive System Combining Forms & Suffixes
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02/18/2013
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an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
bar/o
 Definition
weight, pressure
Term
bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
cec/o
 Definition
cecum
Term
chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall

cholic acid: a crystalline bile acid
Term
cholangi/o
 Definition
bile duct

cholangiole: a minute bile canal
cholangitis: inflammation of one or more bile ducts
Term
choledoch/o
 Definition
common bile duct

choledocholithiasis (cho·led·o·cho·li·thi·a·ses): condition of stones in the gallbladder & common bile duct
Term
col/o
 Definition
colon
Term
dent/o

odont/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
dueoden/o
 Definition
duodenum

The 1st part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum.
Term
enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
ile/o
 Definition
ileum

The 3rd portion of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the cecum.
Term
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum

The 2nd part of the small intestine between the duodenum and ileum.
Term
labi/o
 Definition
lip
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
odont/o

dent/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
palat/o
 Definition
palate
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
throat, pharynx
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
Term
pylor/o
 Definition
pylorus
The opening from the stomach into the duodenum (small intestine).
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
sialaden/o
 Definition
salivary gland
sigh-uh-la-den-o

Sialadenitis (sigh-ah-laden-itis) inflammation of the salivary glands.
Term
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon

The S-shaped last part of the large intestine, leading into the rectum.
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomit
Term
-lithiasis
 Definition
condition of stones
Term
-orexia
 Definition
appetite
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eat, swallow
Term
-prandial
 Definition
pertaining to a meal
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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