Med Terms Chapter 3 Gastroenterology: Combining Forms

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aliment/o-

Back 1

food; nourishment

Front 2

digest/o-

Back 2

break down food; digest

Front 3

gastr/o-

Back 3

stomach

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intestin/o-

Back 4

intestine

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degulti/o-

Back 5

swallowing

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gustat/o-

Back 6

the sense of taste

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mastic/o-

Back 7

chewing

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or/o-

Back 8

mouth

Front 9

stomat/o-

Back 9

mouth

Front 10

pharyng/o-

Back 10

phayrnx (throat)

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saliv/o-

Back 11

saliva

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sial/o-

Back 12

saliva

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ot/o-

Back 13

ear

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mandibul/o-

Back 14

mandible (lower jaw)

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lingu/o-

Back 15

tongue

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gloss/o-

Back 16

tongue

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esophag/o-

Back 17

esophagus

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stal/o-

Back 18

contraction

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pylor/o-

Back 19

pyloris

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an/o-

Back 20

anus

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appendic/o-

Back 21

appendix`

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append/o-

Back 22

small structure hanging from a larger structure; appendix

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cec/o-

Back 23

cecum

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col/o-

Back 24

colon

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colon/o-

Back 25

colon

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sigmoid/o-

Back 26

sigmoid colon

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duoden/o-

Back 27

duodenum

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ile/o-

Back 28

ileum

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jejun/o-

Back 29

jejunum

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intestin/o-

Back 30

intestine

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rect/o-

Back 31

rectum

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proct/o-

Back 32

rectum

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enter/o-

Back 33

intestine

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celi/o-

Back 34

abdomen

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lapar/o-

Back 35

abdomen

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pelv/o-

Back 36

pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis)

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bili/o-

Back 37

bile; gall

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chol/o-

Back 38

bile; gall

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rub/o-

Back 39

red

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verd/o-

Back 40

green

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cholangi/o-

Back 41

bile duct

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choledoch/o-

Back 42

common bile duct

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cholecyst/o-

Back 43

gallbladder

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hapat/o-

Back 44

liver

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pancreat/o-

Back 45

pancreas

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peritone/o-

Back 46

peritoneum

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peritin/o-

Back 47

peritoneum

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absorpt/o-

Back 48

absorb; take in

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amyl/o-

Back 49

carbohydrate; starch

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kin/o-

Back 50

movement

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fec/o-

Back 51

feces; stool

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chez/o-

Back 52

to pass feces

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emulsific/o-

Back 53

particles suspended in liquid

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fec/a-

Back 54

feces; stool

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hydr/o-

Back 55

water; fluid

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chlor/o-

Back 56

chloride

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lact/o-

Back 57

milk

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lip/o-

Back 58

fat

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peps/o-

Back 59

digestion

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pepsin/o-

Back 60

pepsin

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orex/o-

Back 61

appetite

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cheil/o-

Back 62

lip

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lith/o-

Back 63

stone

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aphth/o-

Back 64

ulcer

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pyr/o-

Back 65

fire; burning

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eme/o-

Back 66

vomiting

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emet/o-

Back 67

vomiting

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regurgitat/o-

Back 68

flow backward

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aden/o-

Back 69

gland

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carcin/o-

Back 70

cancer

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diverticul/o-

Back 71

diverticulum

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dys/o-

Back 72

painful; difficult; abnormal

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spat/o-

Back 73

spasm

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hemorrh/o-

Back 74

a flowing of blood

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contin/o-

Back 75

hold together

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steat/o-

Back 76

fat

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perfor/o-

Back 77

to have a opening

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adhes/o-

Back 78

to stick to

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incarcer/o-

Back 79

to imprison

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hiat/o-

Back 80

gap; opening

Front 81

omphal/o-

Back 81

umbilicus; navel

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ascit/o-

Back 82

acites

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cirrh/o-

Back 83

yellow

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vir/o-

Back 84

virus

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splen/o-

Back 85

spleen

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jaund/o-

Back 86

yellow

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obstruct/o-

Back 87

blocked by barrier