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09/10/2025
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen or abdominal
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an/o
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anus
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antr/o
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antrum, a cavity or chamber, particularly in the stomach
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append/o, appendic/o
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appdendix
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bar/o
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weight or pressure
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cec/o
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cecum, the first part of the large intestine
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celi/o
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abdomen or abdominal cavity
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cheli/o
 Definition
lip
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chol/e
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gall or bile
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cholangi/o
 Definition
bile duct
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chloecyst/o
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gallbladder
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chloedoch/o
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common bile duct
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cirrh/o
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Yellow, typically referring to the liver
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col/o, colon/o
 Definition
Colon or large intestine.
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dent/o, dont/o, odont/o
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teeth
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diverticul/o
 Definition
 Diverticulum, a small pouch in the colon
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duoden/o
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duodenum, the first section of the small intestine
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emes/o
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vomit
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enter/o
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intestine, particularly the small intestine
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gloss/o
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tongue
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hepat/o
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liver
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ile/o
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lleum, the last section of the small intestine
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jejun/o
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jejunum, the middle section of the small intestine
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lapar/o
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abdomen or abdomial wall
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lingu/o
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tongue
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or/o
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mouth
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palat/o
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palate, the root of the mouth
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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pept/o
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digestion
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pertitone/o
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peritoneum, the membrane lining the abdominal cavity
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pharyng/o
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pharynx, or throat
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proct/o
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rectum or anus
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pylor/o
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pylorus, the opening from the stomach of the duodenum
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rect/o
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rectum
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sial/o
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saliva or salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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streat/o
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fat
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stomat/o
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mouth
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azot/o
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urea or nitrogen
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cystr/o, vesic/o
 Definition
bladder, especially the urinary bladder
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus, a cluster of capillaries in the kidney
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nephr/o, ren/o
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kidney
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pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
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ur/o, urin/o
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urine or urinary tract
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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olig/o
 Definition
scanty or few
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