Medical Terminology Chapter 11 - Word Parts

Digestive System

an/o

anus

antr/o

antrum

cec/o

cecum

col/o, colon/o

colon (large intestine)

duoden/o

duodenum

enter/o

intestine(s) (small intestine)

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

ile/o

ileum

jejun/o

jejunum

or/o, stomat/o

mouth

proct/o, rect/o

rectum

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o

abdomen, abdominal cavity

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

cheil/o

lip(s)

cholangi/o

bile duct(s)

chol/e

gall, bile

choledoch/o

common bile duct

diverticul/o

diverticulum, pl. diverticula (pouch extending from a hollow organ)

gingiv/o

gum(s)

gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue

hepat/o

liver

herni/o

hernia (protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall)

palat/o

palate

pancreat/o

pancreas

peritone/o

peritoneum

polyp/o

polyp, small growth

pylor/o

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

sial/o

saliva, salivary gland

steat/o

fat

uvul/o

uvula

hemi-

half

-pepsia

digestion