Chapter 6 – Roots / Combining Forms / Suffixes

bucc/o

Cheek

cec/o

Cecum

celi/o

Abdomen

cheil/o

Lip

chol/e

Gall; bile

cholangi/o

Bile duct (vessel)

cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

choledoch/o

Common bile duct

col/o

Colon

colon/o

Colon

dent/i

Tooth

duoden/o

Duodenum

enter/o

Intestines

esophag/o

Esophagus

gastr/o

Stomach

gingiv/o

Gums

gloss/o

Tongue

gluc/o

Sugar

glyc/o

Sugar

hepat/o

Liver

herni/o

Hernia

ile/o

Ileum

jejun/o

Jejunum

labi/o

Lip

lingu/o

Tongue

lip/o

Fat

lith/o

Stone

odont/o

Tooth

or/o

Mouth

palat/o

Palate

pancreat/o

Pancreas

proct/o

Anus and rectum

pylor/o

Pyloric sphincter

rect/o

Rectum

sialaden/o

Salivary gland

splen/o

Spleen

steat/o

Fat

stomat/o

Mouth

-ectasis

Dilation; widening

-ectasia

Dilation; widening

-emesis

Vomiting

-pepsia

Digestion

-phagia

Eating; swallowing

-plasty

Surgical repair

-ptysis

Spitting

-rrhage

Bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhagia

Bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhaphy

Suture

-rrhea

Flow; discharge

-spasm

Involuntary contraction of muscles

-stasis

Stopping; controlling

-stenosis

Narrowing; tightening

-tresia

Opening