Module 9 - Mouth and Digestive System
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adamant- | enamel |
| adamantin- | enamel |
| amel- | enamel |
| alve- | tooth socket; socket; cavity |
| alveol- | tooth socket; socket; cavity |
| append- | appendix |
| appendic- | appendix |
| cholang- | bile duct |
| cholecyst- | bile bladder; gall bladder |
| choledoch- | common bile duct |
| col- | colon; large intestine |
| colon- | colon; large intestine |
| duoden- | duodenum; the first part of the small intestine |
| enter- | intestines |
| epipl- | omentum; fatty membrane lining the abdominal cavity |
| oment- | omentum; fatty membrane lining the abdominal cavity |
| esophag- | esophagus |
| oesophag- | esophagus |
| gastr- | stomach |
| stomach- | stomach |
| gingiv- | gums |
| gloss- | tongue; language |
| lingu- | tongue; language |
| hepat- | liver |
| hepatic- | hepatic duct |
| ile- | ileum |
| jejun- | jejunum |
| mandibul- | mandible; lower jaw |
| maxill- | maxilla; upper jaw |
| odont- | tooth; teeth |
| dent- | tooth; teeth |
| pancreat- | pancreas |
| pancreatic- | pancreatic duct |
| peritone- | peritoneum; serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity |
| proct- | rectum; anus; rectum and anus |
| rect- | rectum; anus; rectum and anus |
| ptyal- | saliva |
| sial- | saliva |
| pylor- | pylorus; lower portion of the stomach |
| sphincter- | sphincter; circular muscle (which closes an orifice) |
| splanchn- | viscera; the internal organs (collectively) |
| viscer- | viscera; the internal organs (collectively) |
| staphyl- | uvula |
| uvul- | uvula |
| stom- | mouth |
| stomat- | mouth |
| or- | mouth |
| typhl- | cecum; first part of large intestine |
| caec- | cecum; first part of large intestine |
| cec- | cecum; first part of large intestine |
| ul- | gums; scar |
| uran- | palate |
| uranisc- | palate |
| palat- | palate |
| acr- | extremities (of the body); height; tip(s) |
| anomal- | irregular |
| ather- | yellowish plaque |
| bromat- | food |
| sit- | food |
| dors- | back (as opposed to front) |
| febr- | fever |
| heter- | different; other |
| hom- | same; unchanging |
| home- | same; unchanging |
| homoi- | same; unchanging |
| phag- | eating; chewing; biting; swallowing; devouring |
| troph- | nutrition |
| nutri- | nutrition |
| nutrit- | nutrition |
| ventr- | front |
| anter- | before; front; in front |
| dextr- | right (as opposed to left) |
| dist- | distal; farthest (from the centre or point of reference) |
| extern- | outside |
| infer- | below |
| intern- | inside |
| lev- | left; counter-clockwise |
| poster- | behind |
| proxim- | proximal; nearest (from the centre or point of reference) |
| retr- | behind; backward |
| sinistr- | left |
| super- | above |
| tel- | end (noun); distant; at a distance |
| tele- | end (noun); distant; at a distance |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -clasis | act of breaking |
| -clasia | act of breaking |
| -clysis | irrigation |
| -plasia | proliferation; growth; development (in reference to tissue or cells) |
| -phage | one that eats (one = any life form) |
| -phagia | eating; chewing; biting; swallowing; devouring |
| -phagy | eating; chewing; biting; swallowing; devouring |
| -schisis | splitting |
| -tripsy | crushing; rubbing; friction |
| -tripsis | crushing; rubbing; friction |
| -trophy | nutrition; growth |
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