For each combining form below, write its meaning and then locate a term from the chapter that uses the combining form or suffix
Combining Forms Meaning Chapter Term Meaning
1. an/o
2. append/o
3. appendic/o
4. bar/o
5. bucc/o
6. cec/o
7. cholangi/o
8. chol/e
9. cholecyst/o
10. choledoch/o
11. cirrh/o
12. col/o
13. colon/o
14. dent/o
15. diverticul/o
16. duoden/o
17. enter/o
18. esophag/o
19. gastr/o
20. gingiv/o
21. gloss/o
22. hepat/o
23. ile/o
24. jejun/o
25. labi/o
26. lapar/o
27. lingu/o
28. lith/o
29. odont/o
30. or/o
31. palat/o
32. pancreat/o
33. pharyng/o
34. polyp/o
35. proct/o
36. pylor/o
37. pyr/o
38. rect/o
39. sialaden/o
40. sigmoid/o
Suffixes
41. –emesis
42. –emetic
43. –iatric
44. –istry
45. –lithiasis
46. –orexia
47. –pepsia
48. –phagia
49. –prandial
50. –tripsy
1. anus
2. appendix
3. appendix
4. weight
5. cheek
6. cecum
7. bile duct
8. bile, gall
9. gallbladder
10. common bile duct
11. yellow
12. colon
13. colon
14. tooth
15. pouch
16. duodenum
17. small intestine
18. esophagus
19. stomach
20. gums
21. tongue
22. liver
23. ileum
24. jejunum
25. lip
26. abdomen
27. tongue
28. stone
29. tooth
30. mouth
31. palate
32. pancreas
33. throat, pharynx
34. polyp
35. anus and rectum
36. pylorus
37. fire
38. rectum
39. salivary gland
40. sigmoid colon
Suffixes
41. vomit
42. pertaining to vomiting
43. pertaining to medical treatment
44. specialty of
45. condition of stones
46. appetite
47. digestion
48. eat, swallow
49. pertaining to a meal
50. surgical crushing
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