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Bilirubin
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Orange-colored or yellowish pigment in bile
Bilirubin is formed principally by the breakdown of hemoglobin in red bllod cells after termination of their normal lifepsn
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Bolus
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Mass of masticated food ready to be swallowed
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Exocrine
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Denotes a gland that secretes its products through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel
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Sphincter
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Circular band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening of the body
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Or/o
stomat/o
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Mouth
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Gloss/o
lingu/o
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Tongue
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Bucc/o
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Cheek
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Cheil/o
labi/o
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Lip
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Dent/o
odont/o
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Teeth
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Gingiv/o
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Gums
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Sial/o
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Saliva, salivary gland
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Esophag/o
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Esophagus
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Pharyng/o
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Pharynx (throat)
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Pylor/o
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Pylorus
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