Chapter 4 - Digestive System - Words Flashcards
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lip/ase
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enzyme that breaks down fat
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lact/ase
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enzyme breaks down lactose
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pancre/ase
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enzyme secreted by pancreas
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amyl/ase
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enzyme that breaks down starch
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chol/e/lith/iasis
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disease condition; presence of stone in gallbladder
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trich/o/monon/iasis
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infestation with trichomonads (STD)
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monialiasis
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infestation with yeast
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elephantiasis
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infestation with filarial worms causing enlargement and thickening of tissue
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obese
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having excessive body fat
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lipid
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substance that includes fats, waxes, phospholipids, and related compounds
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diverticul/osis
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condition of pouches that develop in colon wall
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gastr/o/stomy
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opening in stomach through abdomen for feeding
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colon/o/stomy
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create an opening into the colon from the abdominal wall
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dys/pepsia
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poor digestion
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pep/tic
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relating to the action of digestive juices
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dys/phagia
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difficult swallowing
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aer/o/phagy
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air swallowing
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cyt/o/phagy
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ingestion of cells by phagocytes
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onych/o/phagia
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nail biting
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brady/phagia
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eating slowly
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tachy/phagia
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eating fast
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trich/o/phagy
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hair swallowing
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proct/o/plegia
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paralysis of rectum and anus
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gastr/o/rrhagia
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stomach hemorrhage
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encephal/o/rrhagia
brain hemorrhage
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proct/o/rrhaphy
suture of rectum and anus
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arteri/o/rrhaphy
suturing of an artery
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ureter/o/rrhaphy
suturing of a ureter
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dia/rrhea
discharge flow
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stomat/o/rrhea
discharge from the mouth
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enter/o/rrhexis
rupture of intestine
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crani/o/tomy
cut hole in skull
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derm/a/tome
surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin
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gastr/o/duoden/o/stomy
form new opening between stomach and duodenum
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neur/o/tripsy
surgical crushing of nerve
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eu/pepsia
easy digesting
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eu/kinesi/a
painless movement
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eu/esthesi/a
good sensation
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mal/odor/ous
having a bad odor
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mal/nutrition
poor nutrition
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mal/position
poor placement or placement
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mal/absorption
poor absorption of nutrients
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mal/aise
general feeling of illness or poor
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mal/formation
poorly formed
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an/al
pertaining to anus
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an/o/rect/al
pertaining to anus and rectum
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appendic/itis
inflammation of the appendix
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append/ectomy
surgical removal of the appendix
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bar/iatrics
medical practice that specializes in obesity
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bil/i/rubin
yellow bile pigment from breakdown of worn out red blood cells
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bil/i/ary
carry bile
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carb/o/hydrates
contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
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gluc/ose
most simple carbohydrate
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cheil/itis
inflammation fo the lips
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cheil/o/plasty
surgical repair of the lips
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chole/cyst/o/gram
x-ray of gallbladder
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cholecyst/o/graphy
process of taking x-ray of gallbladder
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cholecyst/itis
inflammation of gallbladder
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cholescyst/ostomy
incision into gallbladder
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cholecyst/ectomy
removal of gallbladder
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col/ic
pertaining to colon
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col/itis
inflammation of colon
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col/o/stomy
opening into colon from abdominal wall where fecal matter passes into a bag
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colon/o/scopy
a complete exam of colon with scope
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col/ectomy
surgical removal of part/all of colon
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col/o/rrhexis
rupture of colon
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cyst/o/scopy
examination of the bladder
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cyst/itis
inflammation of the bladder
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cyst/o/rrhaphy
suture of a wound, injury or rupture in the bladder
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esophag/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scopy
examination of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum with a scope
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duoden/o/tomy
incision into duodenum
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gastr/o/duoden/ostomy or duoden/ostomy
new opening between stomach and duodenum
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esophag/o/duoden/o/stomy
new opening between esophagus and the duodenum
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enter/itis
inflammation of the intestine
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gastr/o/enter/o/logy
study of diseases of stomach/intestine (internal medicine)
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dys/enter/y
disorder of intestine with inflammation, pain and diarrhea
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enter/o/cele
hernia of intestine
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enter/ic
pertaining to small intestine
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enter/o/scope
instrument used to examine small intestine
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enter/o/rrhagia
hemorrhage of small intestine
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esophag/eal
pertaining to the esophagus
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esophag/o/gastr/ic or gastr/o/esophag/eal
pertaining to the esophagus and stomach
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hyper/esthesi/a
condition of heightened sensation
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esthesi/o/meter
an instrument for measuring sensory discrimination
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esophag/o/gastr/ic
pertaining to the esophagus and stomach
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gastr/o/esophag/eal
pertaining to the esophagus and stomach
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gastr/itis
inflammation in the stomach
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gastr/algia
stomach pain
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gastr/o/tomy
incision into stomach
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gastr/ectomy
surgical removal of the stomach
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gastr/ic
pertaining to the stomach
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gastr/o/enter/ic
pertaining to the stomach and small intestine
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gingiv/al
pertaining to the gums
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gingiv/itis
inflammation of the gums
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gingiv/algia
gum pain
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gingiv/o/plasty
surgical repair of the gums
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gloss/itis
inflammation of the tongue
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gloss/ectomy
excision of the tongue
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gloss/algia
pain in tongue
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gloss/al
pertaining to the tongue
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hypo/gloss/al
pertaining to located under the tongue
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gloss/o/plegia
paralysis of the tongue
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hepat/o/rrhagia
hemorrhage of the liver
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hepat/ic
pertaining to liver
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hepat/o/megaly
enlarged liver
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hepat/o/pathy
disease of liver
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hepat/o/tomy
incision into liver
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hepat/ectomy
removal of portion of liver
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hepat/o/cele
hernia of liver
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hepat/itis
inflammation of the liver
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hepat/o/scopy
processof using a scope to examine the liver
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hepat/o/rrhaphy
suture of the liver
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ile/o/cec/al
valve between ileum and ascending colon
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ile/itis
inflammation of the ileum
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ile/o/col/itis
inflammation of the ileum and colon (Crohn's disease)
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jejun/o/ile/itis
inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum
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pancreat/o/lith
stone in pancreas
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hepat/o/lith
stone in liver
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lith/o/logy
study of calculi or stones
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lith/o/genesis
producing or forming stones
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lith/o/genic
pertaining to develop of stones
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lith/o/tomy
incision to remove stone
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lith/o/meter
instrument to measure size of stone
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lith/iasis
formation of stony concretions in teh body
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lith/o/tripsy
surgical crushing of a stone
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chol/e/lith
gall stones
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cholelith/otomy
incision into gallbladder
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lingu/al
adjective form of tongue
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sub/lingu/al
under teh tongue
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obes/ity
quality of being overweight
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pancreat/ic
pertaining to pancreas
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pancreat/o/lysis
destruction of the pancreatic tissue
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pancreat/o/pathy
disease of pancreas
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pancreat/otomy
incision into pancreas
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pancreatectomy
excision of pancreas
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phag/o/cyte
cell that eats microorganisms
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phag/o/cyt/osis
condition of cells eating microorganisms
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pharyng/itis
inflammation of pharynx
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dys/phoria
a state of feeling unwell or unhappy
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eu/phor/ia
feeling good
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proct/o/log/ist
one who studies diseases of rectal area
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proct/o/logy
study of disease of rectal area
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proct/o/scope
instrument used to examine the rectum
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proct/o/scopy
examination of rectum with scope
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hemorrhoids
dilated veins in the rectum
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hemorrhoid/ectomy
surgical removal of hemorrhoids
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rect/al
pertaining to rectum
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rect/o/cele
hernia of rectum
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rect/o/scope
instrument used to examine rectum
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rect/o/scopy
process of examining rectum
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rect/o/scopic
type of rectal exam (adj)
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rect/o/plasty
surgical repair of rectum
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rect/o/rrhaphy
suturing of the rectum
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sigmoid/o/scopy
exam of sigmoid colon
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sigmoid/o/scope
instrument used for viewing the colon
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splen/ectomy
removal of spleen
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splen/o/megaly
enlarged spleen
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splen/o/pathy
disease of spleen
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splen/o/rrhaphy
suture of spleen
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splen/algia
pain in spleen
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splen/ic
pertaining to the spleen
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stomat/agia
pain in mouth
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stomat/itis
inflammation of the mouth
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stomat/o/plasty
surgical repair of the mouth
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stomat/o/scope
instrument used to examine the mouth
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stomat/o/scopy
process of examining the mouth
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stomatorrhea
discharge from the mouth
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trichophagy or trich/o/phagia
hair eating/swallowing
