From Textbook (Disease Medical Terminology) - Unit 9: The Digestive System

aden/o-

gland

anorex/o-

appetite

appendic/o-

appendix

aphth/o-

ulcer

ascit/o-

ascites

cancer/o-

cancer

carcin/o-

cancer

celi/o-

abdomen

cellul/o-

cell

cheil/o-

lip

chez/o-

pass feces

chol/e-

bile; gall

cholangi/o-

bile duct

cholecyst/o-

gallbladder

choledoch/o-

common bile duct

cirrh/o-

yellow

col/o-

colon

constip/o-

compacted feces

enter/o-

intestine

eme/o-

vomiting

Emet/o-

also means vomiting.

fec/a-

feces; stool

flatul/o-

flatus; gas

gloss/o-

tongue

hemat/o-

blood

hepat/o-

liver

hemorrh/o-

flowing of blood

hiat/o-

gap; opening

im-

not

incarcer/o-

imprison

incis/o-

cut into

infect/o-

disease within

inguin/o-

groin

intussuscept/o-

receive within

jaund/o-

yellow

icter/o-

jaundice

lith/o-

stone

mal-

bad; inadequate

Melan/o-

means black.

obstruct/o-

blocked by a barrier

omphal/o-

navel; umbilicus

operat/o-

perform a procedure; surgery

pancreat/o-

pancreas

peps/o-

digestion

pept/o-

digestion

perfor/o-

opening

periton/o-

peritoneum

phag/o-

eating; swallowing

polyp/o-

polyp

poly-

many; much

post-

after; behind

proct/o-

rectum and anus

pyr/o-

burning; fire

rect/o-

rectum

regurgitat/o-

backward flow

rotat/o-

rotate

sial/o-

saliva; salivary gland

spast/o-

spasm

splen/o-

spleen

steat/o-

fat

stomat/o-

mouth

umbilic/o-

navel; umbilicus

ventr/o-

abdomen; front

vir/o-

virus

an-

not; without

contin/o-

hold together

dia-

complete; completely through

dys-

abnormal; difficult; painful

in-

in; not; within

non-

not

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ate

composed of; pertaining to

-ated

composed of; pertaining to a condition

-ation

being; having; process

-cele

hernia

-eal

pertaining to

-ence

state

-entery

condition of the intestine

-ia

condition; state; thing

-iasas

process; state

-ic

pertaining to

-ice

quality; state

-ion

action; condition

-ious

pertaining to

-itis

infection of; inflammation of

-ive

pertaining to

-lith

stone

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

mass; tumor

-osis

condition; process

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-rrhea

discharge; flow

-sis

condition; process