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Digestive System Terminology
Digestive System Terminology- Word Roots
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Undergraduate 1
09/13/2026
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Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen, abdominal
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an/o
 Definition
anus
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antr/o
 Definition
antrum
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append/o
 Definition
appendix
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appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
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cec/o
 Definition
cecum
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celi/o
 Definition
abdomen, abdominal cavity
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cheil/o
 Definition
lip
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chol/e
 Definition
gail, bile
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choledoch/o
 Definition
common bile duct
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col/o, colon/o
 Definition
colon
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enter/o
 Definition
intestine
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esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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gingiv/o
 Definition
gum
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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herni/o
 Definition
hernia, protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen, abdominal cavity
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lingu/o
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tongue
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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palat/o
 Definition
palate
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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perione/o
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peritoneum
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polyp/o
 Definition
polyp, small growth
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proct/o
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rectum
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pylor/o
 Definition
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
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rect/o
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rectum
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sial/o
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saliva, salivary gland
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steat/o
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fat
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stomat/o
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mouth
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uvul/o,
 Definition
uvula
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xer/o
 Definition
dryness
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