Medterms Ch. 12
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31 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bili- | bile |
| cardi- | cardia (upper orifice of the stomach) |
| cec- | (blind) cecum |
| cly(s)- | rinse out, inject fluid |
| copr- | excrement, fecal matter |
| creat- | flesh |
| -doch- | duct |
| duoden- | (12) duodenum |
| esophag- | esophagus |
| fec- | (sediment) excrement, fecal matter |
| geus(t)- | taste |
| gingiv- | gum (of the mouth) |
| gloss- | tongue |
| ile- | ileum |
| jejun- | (empty) jejunum |
| lien- | spleen |
| lingu- | tongue |
| osm- | sense of smell; odor |
| osphr- | sense of smell |
| peps-, pept- | digest |
| proct- | anus |
| pyle- | (gate) portal vein |
| pylor- | (gatekeeper) pylorus |
| rect- | (straight) rectum |
| scat- | excrement, fecal matter |
| sial- | saliva, salivary duct |
| sigm- | (sigma, Greek letter s) sigmoid colon |
| sphincter- | sphincter muscle |
| splanchn- | internal organ, viscus |
| typhl- | (blind) cecum |
| zym- | (leaven) ferment, enzyme, fermentation |
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