Medical Terminology Chapter 11 - Word Parts

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an/o

anus

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antr/o

antrum

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cec/o

cecum

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col/o, colon/o

colon (large intestine)

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duoden/o

duodenum

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enter/o

intestine(s) (small intestine)

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esophag/o

esophagus

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gastr/o

stomach

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ile/o

ileum

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jejun/o

jejunum

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or/o, stomat/o

mouth

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proct/o, rect/o

rectum

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sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

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abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o

abdomen, abdominal cavity

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append/o, appendic/o

appendix

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cheil/o

lip(s)

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cholangi/o

bile duct(s)

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chol/e

gall, bile

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choledoch/o

common bile duct

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diverticul/o

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

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gingiv/o

gum(s)

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gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue

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hepat/o

liver

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herni/o

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

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palat/o

palate

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pancreat/o

pancreas

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peritone/o

peritoneum

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polyp/o

polyp, small growth

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pylor/o

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

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sial/o

saliva, salivary gland

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steat/o

fat

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uvul/o

uvula

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hemi-

half

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-pepsia

digestion

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