Common Combining Forms and Suffixes Related to the Gastrointestinal System

A & P Chapter 4

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Cards In This Set

Front Back
Abdomin/o-
Abdomen
Aden/o-
Gland
Aliment/o-
Nourishment, food
Amyl/o-
Starch
An/o-
Anus
Append/o-, appendic/o-
Appendix
Bucc/o-
Cheek
Cec/o-
Cecum ( first segment of the large intestine )
Cheil/o-
Lip (s)
Cholecyst/o-
Gallbladder
Choled/o-
Common bile duct
Example: Choledolithotomy is the process of removing stones from the common bile duct.
Col/o-, colon/o-
( Large ) intestine, colon
Dent/i-, dent/o-, odont/o-
Tooth ( teeth )
Duoden/o-
Duodenum ( first section of the small intestine )
Enter/o-
( Small ) intestine