Module 12 - Word Parts + Terms Built

gingivo

gum

glosso/linguo

tongue

oro/stomato

mouth

palato

roof of the mouth

pyloro

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

sialo

saliva, salivary gland

uvulo

soft mass that hangs from the back of the mouth

chielo

lip

entero

small intestine

duodeno

first part of the small intestine, duodenum

jejuno

second part of the small intestine, jejunum

ileo

third part of the small intestine, ileum

ceco

first part of the large intestine, cecum

appendico/appendo

appendix

colo/colono

second part of the large intestine, colon

sigmoido

sigmoid colon

procto/recto

third part of the large intestine

ano

anus

abdomino/celio

abdomen, abdominal cavity

cholangio

bile duct

cholecysto

gallbladder

choledocho

common bile duct

pancreato

pancreas

peritoneo

membrane lining the abdominal cavity, peritoneum

hernio

hernia or protrusion of an organ through a body wall

steato

fat

chole

gall, bile

diverticulo

blind pouch extending from a hollow organ, diverticulum

polypo

small growth that extends from mucous membrane, polyp

dia-

through

hemi-

half

\-dynia

pain

\-emesis

vomiting

\-pepsia

digestion

abdominal

pertaining to the abdomen

gastric

pertaining to the stomach

gingival

pertaining to the gums

sublingual

pertaining to under the tongue

lingual

pertaining to the tongue

nasogastric

pertaining to the nose and the stomach

oral

pertaining to the mouth

pancreatic

pertaining to the pancreas

peritoneal

pertaining to the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

duodenal

pertaining to the first part of the small intestine (duodenum)

jejunal

pertaining to the second part of the small intestine (jejunum)

ileal

pertaining to the third part of the small intestine (ileum)

ileocecal

pertaining to the ileum and the cecum

cecal

pertaining to the cecum

appendiceal

pertaining to the appendix

colorectal

pertaining to the colon and the rectum

rectal

pertaining to the rectum

anal

pertaining to the anus

aphagia

inability to swallow

dysphagia

difficult swallowing

hematemesis

vomiting blood

dyspepsia

difficult digestion

dyspeptic

pertaining to difficult digestion

eupepsia

normal digestion

diarrhea

frequent discharge of liquid stool

hyperemesis

excessive vomiting

gastralgia

pain in the stomach

glossodynia

pain in the tongue

rectalgia

pain in the rectum

stomatodynia

mouth pain

cheilitis

inflammation of the lip

gingivitis

inflammation of the gums

glossitis

inflammation of the tongue

palatitis

inflammation of the palate

sialoadenitis

inflammation of a salivary gland

sialolith

stone in the salivary gland

sialolithiasis

condition of a stone in a salivary gland

stomatitis

inflammation of the oral cavity

stomatomycosis

fungal condition of the mouth

uvulitis

inflammation of the uvula

appendicitis

inflammation of the appendix

colitis

inflammation of the colon

diverticulitis

inflammation of the diverticula

diverticulosis

abnormal condition of having diverticula

enteritis

inflammation of the intestines

enteropathy

disease of intestine

gastritis

inflammation of the stomach

gastroentritis

inflammation of the stomach and intestines

gastroenterocolitis

inflammation of the stomach, intestines, and colon

polyposis

abnormal condition of tumor-like growths extending from the mucous membrane

proctitis

inflammation of the rectum

rectocele

protrusion of the rectum

cholangioma

tumor of the bile duct

cholangitis

inflammation of the bile duct

cholecystitis

inflammation of the gallbladder

choledocholithiasis

condition of stones in the common bile duct

cholelithiasis

condition of gallstones

hepatocarcinoma

cancerous tumor of the liver

hepatoma

tumor of the liver

pancreatitis

inflammation of the pancreas

peritonitis

inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity

anoscopy

visual examination of the anus

colonoscope

instrument used for visual examination of the colon

colonoscopy

visual examination of the colon

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum

gastroscope

instrument used for visual examination of the stomach