Digestive System Word Parts

abdomin/o

abdomen

an/o

anus

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

bil/i

bile, gall

cec/o

cecum (first part of large intestine)

chol/e

gall, bile

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

cirrh/o

orange-yellow

col/o, colon/o

colon, large intestine

cyst/o

cyst, fluid sac, bladder

dent/i

tooth

duoden/o

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

enter/o

intestines (usually small intestine)

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar, glucose

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

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

phag/o

eat, swallow, engulf

pharyng/o

pharynx, throat

proct/o

rectum, anus

rect/o

rectum

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

splen/o

spleen