Chapter 5 - combining forms & meanings

cheil/o

lip

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

dent/i

tooth

enter/o

intestines, usually small

faci/o

face

gingiv/o

gum

hepat/o

liver

gloss/o

tongue

labi/o

lip

lapar/o

abdomen

lingu/o

tongue

mandibul/o

lower jaw, mandible

odont/o

tooth

or/o

mouth

palat/o

palate

peritone/o

peritoneum

proct/o

anus or rectum

pylor/o

pyloric sphincter

rect/o

rectum

sialaden/o

salivary glands

stomat/o

mouth

uvul/o

uvula

amyl/o

starch

bil/i

gall, bile

chol/e

gall, bile

chlorhydr/o

hydrochloric acid

gluc/o

sugar

glycogen/o

glycogen, animal starch

lith/o

stone

prote/o

protein

py/o

pus

sial/o

saliva or salivary glands

steat/o

fat

-ase

enzyme

-chezia

defecation or discharge of feces

-iasis

abnormal condition

-prandial

meal