Digestive System Medical Terms

pancreat/o

• liver

• pancreas

• kidney

• spleen

-emesis

• nausea

• vomiting

• diarrhea

• constipation

-phagia

• eating, swallowing

• digestion

• absorption

• excretion

proct/o

• anus and rectum

• stomach

• liver

• kidney

emet/o

• nausea

• vomit

• diarrhea

• constipation

rect/o

• rectum

• intestine

• stomach

• esophagus

-ectomy

• surgical removal, cutting out, excision

• surgical insertion, placing in, implantation

• surgical examination, inspecting, diagnosis

• surgical repair, fixing, restoration

-rrhagia

• bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

• normal fluid retention

• increased blood pressure

• decreased blood flow

dia-

• through

• around

• over

• under

gastr/o

• heart

• stomach, belly

• lung

• kidney