Digestive System Root Words
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41 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amyl/o | starch |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| bil/i, chol/e | gall, bile |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | belly |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o | colon |
| dent/i | teeth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| faci/o | face |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glycogen/o | glycogen |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lip/o, steat/o | fat |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phagia | swallowing |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| prand/i | meal |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
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