chapter 5 & 6 digestive system - week4

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abdomin/o

abdomen

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amyl/o

starch

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an/o

anus

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append/o, appendic/o

appendix

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bil/i

gall, bile

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bilirubin/o

bilirubin

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bucc/o

cheek

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cec/o

cecum

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celi/o

belly, abdomen

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cervic/o

neck (or cervix)

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cheil/o

lip

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chlorhydr/o

hydrochloric acid

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chol/e

gall, bile

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cholangi/o

bile vessel (duct)

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cholecyst/o

gallbladder

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choledoch/o

common bile duct

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cib/o

meal

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cirrh/o

orange-yellow (tawny)

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col/o, colon/o

colon

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dent/i

tooth

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duoden/o

duodenum

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enter/o

intestines (usually small)

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esophag/o

esophagus

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eti/o

cause (of disease)

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gastr/o

stomach

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gingiv/o

gum

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gloss/o

tongue

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gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar

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glycogen/o

glycogen

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hem/o, hemat/o

blood

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hepat/o

liver

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herni/o

hernia

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idi/o

unknown, individual

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ile/o

ileum

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labi/o

lip

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lingu/o

tongue

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lip/o

fat, lipid

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lith/o

stone

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mandibul/o

lower jaw

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odont/o

tooth

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or/o

mouth

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palat/o

palate

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pancreat/o

pancreas

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peritone/o

peritoneum

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pharyng/o

throat

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proct/o

anus and rectum

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prote/o

protein

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py/o

pus

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pylor/o

pyloric sphincter

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rect/o

rectum

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sial/o

saliva, salivary

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sialaden/o

salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

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splen/o

spleen

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steat/o

fat

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stomat/o

mouth

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tonsill/o

tonsil

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uvul/o

uvula

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faci/o

face

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lapar/o

abdomen

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-ase

enzyme

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-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-chezia

defecation, elimination of waste

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-ectomy

excision, removal

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-emesis

vomiting

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-emia

blood condition

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-genesis

producing, forming

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-graphy

process of recording (making an x-ray)

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-iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

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-megaly

enlargement

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-orexia

appetite

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-pepsia

digestion

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-phagia

eating, swallowing

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-prandial

meal

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-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

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-ptysis

spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

suture

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-rrhea

flow, discharge

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-scopy

visual examination

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-spasm

involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

narrowing, tightening

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-stomy

new opening (to the outside)

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-tomy

incision, cut into

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-tresia

opening

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buccal

pertaining to the cheek

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cheilosis

abnormal condition of the lip

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labial

pertaining to the lip

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dentibuccal

pertaining to the teeth and cheek

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orthodontist

specialist who straightens teeth

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gingivitis

inflammation of the gums

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hypoglossal

pertaining to under the tongue

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sublingual

pertaining to under the tongue

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oral

pertaining to the mouth

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stomatitis

inflammation of the mouth

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palatoplasty

surgical repair of the palate

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uvulectomy

removal of the uvula

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facial

pertaining to the face