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