Exploring Medical Terminology, Chapter 11 Digestive Tract, Word parts

an/o

anus

antr/o

antrum

cec/o

cecum

col/o

colon

colon/o

colon

duoden/o

duodenum

enter/o

intestine

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

ile/o

ileum

jejun/o

jejunum

or/o

mouth

stomat/o

mouth

proct/o

rectum

rect/o

rectum

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

abdomin/o

abdomen

celi/o

abdomen

lapar/o

abdomen

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

cheil/o

lip

cholangi/o

bile duct

chol/e

gall, bile

choledoch/o

common bile duct

diverticul/o

diverticulum or blind pouch extending from an hollow organ

gingiv/o

gum

gloss/o

tongue

lingu/o

tongue

hepat/o

liver

herni/o

hernia

palat/o

palate

pancreat/o

pancreas

peritone/o

peritoneum

polyp/o

polup/small growth

pylor/o

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

sial/o

saliva/salivary gland

steat/o

fat

uvul/o

uvula