Chapter 5 & 6 Combining Forms

amyl/o

starch

an/o

anus

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

bil/o, chol/e

Gall, bile

bilirubin/o

Bilirubin (bile pigment)

bucc/o

cheek

cec/o

cecum

celi/o, labi/o

Belly, abdomen

chlorhydr/o

Hydrochloric acid

cholangi/o

Bile duct (vessel)

choleyst/o

gallbladder

choldedoch/o

Common bile duct

col/o, colon/o

colon

dent/i, odont/o

tooth

duoden/o

duodenum

enter/o

Intestines, usually small intestine

esophag/o

esophagus

faci/o

face

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue

gluc/o

sugar

hepat/o

liver

herni/o

hernia

ile/o

ileum

jejun/o

jejunum

lapi/o

lip

lip/o, steat/o

fat

lith/o

stone

mandibul/o

Lower jar, mandible

or/o, stomat/o

mouth

palat/o

palate

pancreat/o

pancreas

peritone/o

peritoneum

pharyng/o

throat

proct/o

Anus and rectum

pylor/o

Pyloric sphincter

rect/o

rectum

sialanden/o, sial/o

Salivary gland

sigmoid/o

Sigmoid colon

splen/o

spleen

uvul/o

uvula