Word roots, Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
an/o
A
anus
3
Q
antr/o
A
antrum
4
Q
appendic/o
A
appendix
5
Q
cec/o
A
cecum
6
Q
celi/o
A
abdomen
7
Q
cheil/o
A
lip
8
Q
chol/e
A
gall, bile
9
Q
cholangi/o
A
bile duct
10
Q
choledoch/o
A
common bile duct
11
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
colon
12
Q
diverticul/o
A
diverticulum
13
Q
duoden/o
A
duodenum
14
Q
enter/o
A
intestine
15
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
16
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
17
Q
gingiv/o
A
gum
18
Q
gloss/o
A
tongue
19
Q
hemi
A
half
20
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
21
Q
herni/o
A
protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall
22
Q
ile/o
A
ileum
23
Q
jejun/o
A
jejunum
24
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen
25
Q
lingu/o
A
tongue
26
Q
or/o
A
mouth
27
Q
palat/o
A
palate
28
Q
pancreat/o
A
pancreas
29
Q
pepsia
A
digestion
30
Q
peritone/o
A
peritoneum
31
Q
polyp/o
A
polyp, small growth
32
Q
proct/o
A
rectum
33
Q
pylor/o
A
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
34
Q
rect/o
A
rectum
35
Q
sial/o
A
saliva, salivary gland
36
Q
sigmoid/o
A
sigmoid colon
37
Q
steat/o
A
fat
38
Q
stomat/o
A
mouth
39
Q
uvul/o
A
uvula
