AHP Ch. 3 Gastroenterology (copy)

or/o-

mouth

mucos/o-

mucous membrane

aliment/o-

food; nourishment

gloss/o-

tongue

lingu/o-

tongue

gustat/o-

sense of taste

saliv/o-

saliva

par-

beside

-id

origin; resembling; source

sial/o-

saliva; salivary gland

mandibul/o-

lower jaw; mandible

pharyng/o-

pharynx; throat

-eal

pertaining to

-pharynx

pharynx; throat

glott/o-

glottis of the larynx

esophag/o-

esophagus

-stalsis

process of contraction

pylor/o-

pylorus

sphinct/o-

close tightly

-er

person who does or produces; thing that does or produces

duoden/o-

duodenum

jejun/o-

jejunum

ile/o-

ileum

cec/o-

cecum

append/o-

small structure hanging from a larger structure

-ix

thing

appendic/o-

appendix

col/o-

colon

sigmoid/o-

sigmoid colon

rect/o-

rectum

proct/o-

rectum and anus

an/o-

anus

celi/o-

abdomen

peritone/o-

peritoneum

periton/o-

peritoneum

mesenter/o-

middle thing between the intestines

bil/i-

bile; gall

bili/o-

bile; gall

chol/e-

bile; gall

rub/o-

red

verd/o-

green

cholangi/o-

bile duct

choledoch/o-

common bile duct (CBD)

cholecyst/o-

gallbladder

pancreat/o-

pancreas

mechanic/o-

physical force; tool

mastic/o-

chewing

deglutit/o-

swallowing

chem/o-

chemical; drug

-ase

enzyme

amyl/o-

carbohydrate; starch

hydr/o-

fluid; water

chlor/o-

chloride

pepsin/o-

pepsin

lact/o-

milk

gluc/o-

glucose; sugar

kin/o-

movement

emulsific/o-

liquid with suspended particles

lip/o-

fat, lipid

steat/o-

fat

absorpt/o-

absorb; take in

peps/o-

digestion

elimin/o-

remove from the body

fec/o-

feces; stool

fec/a-

feces; stool

chez/o-

pass feces

orex/o-

appetite

lith/o-

stone

-lith

stone

stomat/o-

mouth

pyr/o-

burning; fire

hemat/o-

blood

-emesis

abnormal condition of vomiting

emet/o-

vomiting

regurgit/o-

backward flow

aden/o-

gland

operat/o-

perform a procedure; surgery

intussuscept/o-

receive within

mal-

bad; inadequate

diverticul/o-

diverticulum

ulcerat/o-

ulcer

spast/o-

spasm

polyp/o-

polyp

hemorrh/o-

flowing of blood

-cele

hernia

constip/o-

compacted feces

obstip/o-

severe constipation

flatul/o-

flatus; gas

herni/o-

hernia; protruding part

incarcer/o-

imprison

-ated

composed of; pertaining to a condition

hiat/o-

gap; opening

umbilic/o-

navel; umbilicus

omphal/o-

navel; umbulicus

ascit/o-

ascites

cirrh/o-

yellow

splen/o-

spleen

non-

not

obstruct/o-

blocked by a barrier

scop/o-

examine with an instrument