Digestive System: Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes

Question 1

bilirubin

Answer 1

orange-yellow pigment formed during destruction of erythrocytes that is taken up by liver cells and eventually excreted in the feces

Question 2

bolus

Answer 2

mass of masticated (chewed) food ready for swallowing

Question 3

exocrine

Answer 3

type of gland that secretes its products through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel

Question 4

sphincter

Answer 4

circular band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening of the body

Question 5

triglycerides

Answer 5

organic compound, a true fat, that is made of one glycerol and three fatty acids

Question 6

peristalsis

Answer 6

involuntary muscle movement that moves food through the gastrointestinal tract

Question 7

or/o

Answer 7

mouth

Question 8

oral

Answer 8

pertaining to the mouth

Question 9

stomat/o

Answer 9

mouth

Question 10

stomatitis

Answer 10

inflammation of the mouth

Question 11

gloss/o

Answer 11

tongue

Question 12

glossectomy

Answer 12

excision of the tongue

Question 13

lingu/o

Answer 13

tongue

Question 14

lingual

Answer 14

pertaining to the tongue

Question 15

bucc/o

Answer 15

cheek

Question 16

buccal

Answer 16

pertaining to the (inside of) cheek

Question 17

cheil/o

Answer 17

lip

Question 18

cheiloplasty

Answer 18

surgical repair of the lip

Question 19

labi/o

Answer 19

lip

Question 20

labial

Answer 20

pertaining to the lips

Question 21

dent/o

Answer 21

teeth

Question 22

dentist

Answer 22

specialist in teeth

Question 23

odont/o

Answer 23

teeth

Question 24

orthodontist

Answer 24

specialist in straightening teeth

Question 25

gingiv/o

Answer 25

gum(s)

Question 26

gingivectomy

Answer 26

excision of the gums

Question 27

sial/o

Answer 27

saliva or salivary glands

Question 28

sialolith

Answer 28

stone in the salivary gland

Question 29

esophag/o

Answer 29

esophagus

Question 30

esophagoscope

Answer 30

instrument for examining the esophagus

Question 31

pharyng/o

Answer 31

pharynx (throat)

Question 32

pharyngotonsillitis

Answer 32

inflammation of the pharynx and tonsils

Question 33

gastr/o

Answer 33

stomach

Question 34

gastralgia

Answer 34

pain in the stomach (stomachache)

Question 35

pylor/o

Answer 35

pylorus

Question 36

pylorospasm

Answer 36

involuntary contraction of the pylorus

Question 37

duoden/o

Answer 37

duodenum (first part of the small intestine)

Question 38

duodenoscopy

Answer 38

visual examination of the duodenum

Question 39

enter/o

Answer 39

intestine (usually small intestine)

Question 40

enteropathy

Answer 40

disease of the small intestine

Question 41

jejun/o

Answer 41

jejunum (second part of the small intestine)

Question 42

jejunorrhaphy

Answer 42

suture of the jejunum

Question 43

ile/o

Answer 43

ileum (third part of the small intestine)

Question 44

ileostomy

Answer 44

forming an opening in the ileum

Question 45

append/o

Answer 45

appendix

Question 46

appendectomy

Answer 46

excision of the appendix

Question 47

appendic/o

Answer 47

appendix

Question 48

appendicitis

Answer 48

inflammation of the appendix

Question 49

col/o

Answer 49

colon

Question 50

colostomy

Answer 50

forming an opening in the colon

Question 51

colon/o

Answer 51

colon

Question 52

colonoscopy

Answer 52

visual examination of the colon

Question 53

sigmoid/o

Answer 53

sigmoid colon

Question 54

sigmoidotomy

Answer 54

incision of the sigmoid colon

Question 55

rect/o

Answer 55

rectum

Question 56

rectocele

Answer 56

swelling of the rectum

Question 57

proct/o

Answer 57

anus and rectum

Question 58

proctologist

Answer 58

specialist in the study of the anus and rectum

Question 59

an/o

Answer 59

anus

Question 60

perianal

Answer 60

around the anus

Question 61

hepat/o

Answer 61

liver

Question 62

hepatomegaly

Answer 62

enlargement of the liver

Question 63

pancreat/o

Answer 63

pancreas

Question 64

pancreatolysis

Answer 64

destruction of the pancreas

Question 65

angio

Answer 65

blood vessels

Question 66

cholangi/o

Answer 66

bile vessel

Question 67

cholangiole

Answer 67

small bile vessel

Question 68

chol/e

Answer 68

bile, gall

Question 69

cholelith

Answer 69

gallstones

Question 70

cholecyst/o

Answer 70

gallbladder

Question 71

cholecystectomy

Answer 71

excision of the gallbladder

Question 72

choledoch/o

Answer 72

bile duct

Question 73

choledochoplasty

Answer 73

surgical repair of the bile duct

Question 74

—emesis

Answer 74

vomit

Question 75

hyperemesis

Answer 75

excessive vomiting

Question 76

—iasis

Answer 76

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

Question 77

cholelithiasis

Answer 77

gallstones in the gallbladder

Question 78

—megaly

Answer 78

enlargement

Question 79

hepatomegaly

Answer 79

enlargement of the liver

Question 80

—orexia

Answer 80

appetite

Question 81

anorexia

Answer 81

lack of appetite

Question 82

—pepsia

Answer 82

digestion

Question 83

dyspepsia

Answer 83

also called indigestion
bad or difficult digestion

Question 84

—phagia

Answer 84

swallowing and eating

Question 85

aerophagia

Answer 85

swallowing air

Question 86

—prandial

Answer 86

meal

Question 87

postprandial

Answer 87

after meal

Question 88

—rrhea

Answer 88

discharge or flow

Question 89

steatorrhea

Answer 89

discharge of fat

Question 90

dia—

Answer 90

through or across

Question 91

diarrhea

Answer 91

discharge or flow of fluid fecal matter through the bowel

Question 92

peri—

Answer 92

around

Question 93

periodontitis

Answer 93

inflammation around a tooth

Question 94

sub—

Answer 94

under or below

Question 95

sublingual

Answer 95

pertaining to under the tongue

Question 96

choledocholithiasis

Answer 96

gallstones in the common bile duct