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Digestive System Flashcards

1
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hepat/o

A

liver

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cholelithiasis

A

presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct

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gastr/o

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stomach

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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

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2
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appendicitis

A

inflammation of the appendix, usually due to obstruction or infection

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pyloric stenosis

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stricture or narrowing of the pyloric sphincter

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4
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esophag/o

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esophagus

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col/o, colon/o

A

colon

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6
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bucc/o

A

cheek

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6
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steatorrhea

A

passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to the failure to digest and absorb it

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7
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enter/o

A

intestine (small)

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dia-

A

through, across

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cheil/o, labi/o

A

lip

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11
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-prandial

A

meal

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12
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or/o, stomat/o

A

mouth

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12
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sub-

A

under, below

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rect/o

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rectum

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14
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regurgitation

A

backward flowing, as in the return of solids or fluids to the mouth from the stomach

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15
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-orexia

A

appetite

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16
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peri-

A

around

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17
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chol/e

A

bile, gall

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anorexia

A

lack or loss of appetite, resulting in the inability to eat

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pharyng/o

A

pharynx

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18
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fecalith

A

fecal concretion

19
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cholangi/o

A

bile vessel

20
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cachexia

A

physical wasting that includes loss of weight and muscle mass

21
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dysentery

A

inflammation of the intestine, colon caused by ingesting water or food containing chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa

22
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-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

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gloss/o, lingu/o

A

tongue

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-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

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an/o

A

anus

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jejun/o

A

jejunum

28
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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melena

A

passage of dark colored tarry stools due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices

30
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dent/o, odont/o

A

teeth

31
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flatus

A

gas in the GI tract

33
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-iasis

A

abdominal condition

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sial/o

A

saliva, salivary glands

35
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pylor.o

A

pylorus

36
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

38
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-pepsia

A

digestion

38
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colic

A

spasm in an hollow or tubular soft organ, especially in the colon, accompanied by pain

39
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cirrhosis

A

scarring and dysfunction of the liver cause by chronic liver disease

40
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Crohn disease

A

form of IBD

42
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ascites

A

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

43
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proct/o

A

anus, rectum

44
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ile/o

A

ileum (small intestine)

45
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borborygmus

A

rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance

46
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hematemesis

A

vomiting blood from bleeding in the stomach or esophagus

47
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append/o, appendic/o

A

appendix

47
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choledoch/o

A

bile duct

49
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gingiv/o

A

gums

51
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dysphagia

A

inability or difficulty in swallowing; aphagia

52
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eructation

A

producing gas from the stomach, usually with a characteristic sound

53
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-emesis

A

vomit

55
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

56
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hallitosis

A

foul smelling breath

58
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duoden/o

A

duodenum

59
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obstipation

A

severe constipation

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