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Word Roots—Part 3 of 6


Here are word roots for your digestive organs.

  • Liver is hepat or hepato
  • Gallbladder is cholecyst
  • Esophagus is esoph or esopha
  • Large intestine is colo
  • Stomach is gastr or gastro
  • Small intestine is ileo
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