Medical Vocabulary - Lesson 12

Front 1

BILI-

Back 1

COMBINING FORM

bile

Front 2

CARDI-

Back 2

COMBINING FORM

cardia (upper orifice of the stomach)

Front 3

CEC-

Back 3

COMBINING FORM

[blind] cecum

Front 4

CLY(S)-

Back 4

COMBINING FORM

rinse out, inject fluid

Front 5

COPR-

Back 5

COMBINING FORM

excrement, fecal matter

Front 6

CREAT-

Back 6

COMBINING FORM

flesh

Front 7

-DOCH-

Back 7

COMBINING FORM

duct

Front 8

DUODEN-

Back 8

COMBINING FORM

[12] duodenum

Front 9

ESOPHAG-

Back 9

COMBINING FORM

esophagus

Front 10

FEC-

Back 10

COMBINING FORM

[sediment] excrement, fecal matter

Front 11

GEUS(T)-

Back 11

COMBINING FORM

taste

Front 12

GINGIV-

Back 12

COMBINING FORM

gum (of the mouth)

Front 13

GLOSS-

Back 13

COMBINING FORM

tongue

Front 14

ILE-

Back 14

COMBINING FORM

ileum

Front 15

JEJUN-

Back 15

COMBINING FORM

[empty] jejunum

Front 16

LIEN-

Back 16

COMBINING FORM

spleen

Front 17

LINGU-

Back 17

COMBINING FORM

tongue

Front 18

OSM-

Back 18

COMBINING FORM

sense of smell; odor

Front 19

OSPHR-

Back 19

COMBINING FORM

sense of smell

Front 20

PEPS-,
PEPT-

Back 20

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digest

Front 21

PROCT-

Back 21

COMBINING FORM

anus

Front 22

PYLE-

Back 22

COMBINING FORM

[gate] portal vein

Front 23

PYLOR-

Back 23

COMBINING FORM

[gatekeeper] pylorus

Front 24

RECT-

Back 24

COMBINING FORM

[straight] rectum

Front 25

SCAT-

Back 25

COMBINING FORM

excrement, fecal matter

Front 26

SIAL-

Back 26

COMBINING FORM

saliva, salivary duct

Front 27

SIGM-

Back 27

COMBINING FORM

[sigma, the Greek letter s] sigmoid colon

Front 28

SPHINCTER-

Back 28

COMBINING FORM

sphincter muscle

Front 29

SPLANCHN-

Back 29

COMBINING FORM

internal organ, viscus

Front 30

TYPHL-

Back 30

COMBINING FORM

[blind] cecum

Front 31

ZYM-

Back 31

COMBINING FORM

[leaven] ferment, enzyme, fermentation