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ch.11:combining forms/prefxs/sufxs
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03/23/2011
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an/o
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anus
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antr/o
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antrum
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cec/o
 Definition
cecum
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col/o,colon/o
 Definition
colon [usually denoting the large intestine]
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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enter/o
 Definition
intestine [usually denoting the small intestine]
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esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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ile/o
 Definition
ileum
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jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
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or/o, stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
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proct/o, rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
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abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen [abdominal cavity]
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appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
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cheil/o
 Definition
lip
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cholangi/o
 Definition
bile duct
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chol/e
 Definition
gall, bile
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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diverticul/o
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diverticulum, or blind pouch, extending from a hollow organ
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gingiv/o
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gum
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gloss/o, lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
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hepat/o
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liver
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herni/o
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hernia, or protrusion of an organ through a membarane or cavity wall
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palat/o
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palate
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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polyp/o
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polyp, small growth
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pylor/o
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pylorus, pyloric sphincter
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sial/o
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saliva, salivary gland
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uvul/o
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uvula
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
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