Chapter 9 Medical Word Parts

The Digestive System

abdomin/o

Abdomen

aliment/o

Nourishment; nutrition

an/o

Anus

append/o, appendic/o

Appendix

bil/i

Bile; gall

bucc/o

Cheek

cec/o

Cecum (first part of large intestine)

cheil/o

Lip

cholangi/o

Bile; vessel

chol/e

Gall; bile

cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

choledoch/o

Common bile duct

cirrh/o

Orange-yellow

col/o, colon/o

Colon; large intestine

cyst/o

Cyst; fluid sac; bladder

dent/i, dont/o

Tooth

dips/o

Thirst

duoden/o

Duodenum (first part of small intestine)

diverticul/o

Diverticulum

enter/o

Intestines (usually the small intestine)

esophag/o

Esophagus

gastr/o

Stomach

gingiv/o

Gums

gloss/o

Tongue

gluc/o, glyc/o

Sugar; glucose

hemat/o, hem/o

Blood

hepat/o

Liver

herni/o

Hernia

ile/o

Ileum (third part of small intestine)

inguin/o

Groin

jaund/o

Yellow

jejun/o

Jejunum (second part of small intestine)

labi/o

Lip

lapar/o

Abdominal wall; abdomen

ling/o

Tongue

lith/o

Stone; calculus

odont/o

Tooth

or/o

Mouth

pancreat/o

Pancreas

peritone/o

Peritoneum (membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs)

phag/o

Eat; swallow; engulf

pharyng/o

Pharynx; throat

proct/o

Rectum; anus

rect/o

Rectum

sial/o

Saliva; salivary gland

sigmoid/o

Sigmoid colon; sigmoid

splen/o

Spleen

stomat/o

Mouth

a-, an-

Not; without

de-

Lack of; down; less; removal of

dia-

Through; complete

dys-

Painful; difficult

endo-

In; within

epi-

On; over; upon

hypo-

Below; below normal; deficient

peri-

Around; surrounding

poly-

Many; much

post-

After; behind

pre-

Before; in front of

sub-

Below; under

ultra-

Beyond; excess

-ac, -al, -ary, -eal, -ic

Pertaining to

-ase

Enzyme

-ation

Process; condition

-chezia

Defecation; elimination of waste

-clysis

Irrigation; washing

-ectomy

Surgical removal; excision

-emesis

Vomiting

-gen

Substance that produces

-ia

Condition

-iasis

Abnormal condition

-ist

Specialist

-itis

Inflammation

-megaly

Enlargement

-orexia

Appetite

-osis

Process; abnormal condition

-pepsia

Digestion

-pexy

Surgical fixation

-phagia

Eating; swallowing

-prandial

Meal

-rrhaphy

Suture

-rrhea

Flow; excessive discharge

-scope

Instrument used to view

-stalsis

Contraction

-stomy

Surgical opening

-tripsy

Crushing

-um, -us

Structure; tissue; thing

a.c., ac

Before meals (from the Latin ante cibum)

BS

Blood sugar; bowel sounds; breath sounds

abd

Abdominal

CAT

Computerized axial tomography

ATT PHYS

Attending physician

CBC

Complete blood count

BM

Bowel movement

CC

Chief complaint

BP

Blood pressure

CT

Computed tomography; computerized tomography

CV

Cardiovascular

NG, ng

Nasogastric

DM

Diabetes mellitus