L 12 Combining Forms - Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
bili-
A
bile
2
Q
cardi-
A
cardia (upper orifice of the stomach)
3
Q
cec-
A
[blind] cecum
4
Q
cly(s)-
A
rinse out, inject fluid
5
Q
copr-
A
excrement, fecal matter
6
Q
creat-
A
flesh
7
Q
-doch-
A
duct
8
Q
duoden-
A
[12] duodenum
9
Q
esophag-
A
esophagus
10
Q
fec-
A
[sediment] excrement, fecal matter
11
Q
geus(t)-
A
taste
12
Q
gingiv-
A
gum (of the mouth)
13
Q
gloss-
A
tongue
14
Q
ile-
A
ileum
15
Q
jejun-
A
[empty] jejunum
16
Q
lien-
A
spleen
17
Q
lingu-
A
tongue
18
Q
osm-
A
sense of smell, odor
19
Q
osphr-
A
sense of smell
20
Q
peps- / pept-
A
digest
21
Q
proct-
A
anus
22
Q
pyle-
A
[gate] portal vein
23
Q
pylor-
A
[gatekeeper] pylorus
24
Q
rect-
A
[straight] rectum
25
Q
scat-
A
excrement, fecal matter
26
Q
sial-
A
saliva, salivary duct
27
Q
sigm-
A
[sigma] sigmoid colon
28
Q
sphincter-
A
sphincter muscle
29
Q
splanchn-
A
internal organ, viscus
30
Q
typhl-
A
[blind] cecum
31
Q
zym-
A
[leaven] ferment, enzyme, fermentation
