Medical Terminology: Digestive System Suffixes and Combining Forms

A collection of flashcards focused on medical suffixes and combining forms related to the digestive system, transcribed verbatim from the lecture notes.

bucc/o

cheek

ile/o

ileum

cec/o

cecum

celi/o

belly, abdomin

Cheil/o

lip

jejun/o

jejunum

labi/o

lip

choledoch/o

common bile duct

Col/o

colon, large intestine

cholecyst/o

gall bladder

dent/i

tooth

duoden/o

duodenum

enter/o

intestines (small)

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

gluc/o

Sugar

glyc/o

Sugar

hepat/o

liver

herni/o

hernia

Colon/o

colon

lingu/o

tongue

lip/o

fat, lipid

lith/o

Stone

odont/o

tooth

Or/o

mouth

Palat/o

Palate

Pancreat/o

pancreas

Proct/o

anus and rectum

Pyloric/o

Pyloric Sphincter

rect/o

rectum

Sialaden/o

Salivary gland

Splen/o

Spleen

steat/o

fat

Stomat/o

mouth

chol/e

gall, bile

Cholangi/o

bile vessel