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69 Cards in this Set
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Or/o
Stomat/o |
Mouth
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Gloss/o
Lingu/o |
Tongue
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Bucc/o
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Cheek
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Chiel/o
Labi/o |
Lip
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Dent/o
Odont/o |
Teeth
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Gingiv/o
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Gum(s)
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Sial/o
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Saliva
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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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Duoden/o
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Duodenum
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Enter/o
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Intestines
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Jejun/o
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Jejunum
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Ile/o
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Ileum
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Append/o
Appendic/o |
Appendix
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Col/o
Colon/o |
Colon
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Rect/o
Proct/o |
Rectum
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Proct/o
An/o |
Anus
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Pancreat/o
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Pancreas
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Cholangi/o
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Bile Vessel
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Chol/e
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Bile, gall
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Cholecyst/o
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Gallbladder
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Choledoch/o
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Bile duct
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-emesis
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Vomit
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-magaly
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enlargement
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-orexia
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appetite
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phagia
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swallowing, eating
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-prandial
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meal
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-rrhea
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discharge; flow
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dia-
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through, across
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peri-
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around
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sub-
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under, below
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Anorexia
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Lack or loss of appetite, resulting in inability to ear.
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Ascites
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Accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen
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Bulimia
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An eating disorder characterized by binging and purging
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Cirrhosis
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Chronic irreversible, degenitive disease of the liver
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Diverticulitis
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Condition of small blister like pockets developed in the inner lining of the large intestent and may balloon through the intestinal wall.
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Dysphagia
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inability or difficulty in swallowing
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Epiglottis
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small flap of cartlilage folds back to cover the trancea during swallowing forcing blood to enter the esophagus
aka belching |
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Eructation
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producing gas from the stomac usually with a characterist
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Jaundice
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a yellowing of the skin
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Halitosis
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offensive or "bad" breath
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Hematemesis
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vomiting of blood
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Obstipation
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intestinal obstruction aka constipation
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Peristalsis
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progressive wavlike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body especially in the GI tract
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Polyphagia
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over-eating or excessive hunger
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Regurgitation
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backward flowing; as in the return of solids or fluids to the mouth from the stomach or the backwards flow of blood through a defective heart valve
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Anastomosis
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surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another
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Choleithiasis
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presense of formation of gallstones in gall bladder
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Colostomy
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creation of an opening of some portion of the colon through the abdominal wall to its outside surface in order to divert fecel flow to a colonstomy bag
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Sigmoidoscopy
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examination of lower 3rd colon
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FBS
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fasting blood sugar
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bid
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twice a day
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npo
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nothing by mouth
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po
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by mouth (per os)
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prn
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as required
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qd
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everyday (this term is being phased out by JCAH)
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qid
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four times a day
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The small flap of cartilage that covers the trachea during swallowing
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Epiglottis
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The stomach
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is located in the LUQ (left upper quadrant) of the abdominopelvic cavity
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The samll intestine has three parts
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Duodenum
Jejunum Ileum |
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All digestion is completed in the
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Small intestine
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The liver is located
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in the RUQ (right upper quadrant) of the abdominopelvic cavity.
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The liver produces
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bile, amongst many other substances used in the body
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The gallbladder
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is the storage area for bile
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Main functions of the Colon
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*absorb water and minerals
*eliminate material the body cannot digest |