Chapter 3 The Digestive System 125 Root Word/Combining Vowel Meaning gastr/o stomach gingiv/o gums gloss/o tongue hemat/o blood hepat/o liver herni/o hernia rupture protrusion ile/o ileum jejun/o jejunum lapar/o abdomen lith/o stone or/o mouth organ/o organ pancreat/o pancreas peps/o digestion polyp/o polyp small growth proct/o anus and rectum proxim/o nearest the point of origin rect/o rectum sial/o saliva sigmoid/o sigmoid colon Suffi xes Suffi x Meaning -al pertaining to -algia pain -cele hernia swelling protrusion -dynia pain -eal pertaining to -ectomy surgical removal excision -emesis vomiting (Continued)