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asymptomatic
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without symptoms
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defecation
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elimination of feces from the gastrointestinal tract through the rectum
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duodenal bulb
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upper duodenal area just beyond the pylorus
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endoscope
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instrument consisting of a rigid or flexible fiberoptic tube and optical system for observing the inside of a hollow organ or cavity
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exocrine
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pertaining to a gland that secretes outwardly through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or tissue into a vessel
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friable
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easily broken or pulverized
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pepsin
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enzyme secreted in the stomach that begins the digestion of proteins
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punctate
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having pinpoint puntures or depressions on the surface; marked with dots
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varices
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tortuous dilations of a vein
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sphincter
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circular muscle constricting an orifice, such as the pyloric sphincter around the opening of the stomach into the duodenum
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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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cheil/o
labi/o |
lip
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dent/o
odont/o |
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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duoden/o
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duodenum (first part of the small intestine)
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enter/o
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intestine (usually small intestine)
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jejun/o
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jejunum (second part of the small intestine)
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ile/o
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ileum (third part of small intestine)
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append/o
appendic/o |
appendix
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col/o
colon/o |
colon
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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rect/o
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rectum
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proct/o
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anus. rectum
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an/o
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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
cholecyst/o |
bile, gall
gallbladder |
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choledoch
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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 (produced by something specified)
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-megaly
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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 the inability to eat.
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appendicitis
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inflammation of the appendix, usually due to obstruction or infection.
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ascites
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accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen.
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borborygmus
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rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance, and caused by passage of gas through the liquid contents of the intestine.
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cachexia
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general lack of nutrition and wasting occuring in the course of a chronic disease or emotional disturbance.
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cholelithiasis
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presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct.
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Crohn disease, regional enteritis
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chronic inflammtion, usually of the ileum, but possibly affecting any portion of the intestinal tract.
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cirrhosis
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chronic, irreversible, degenerative disease of the liver.
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colic
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spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ accompanied by pain, especially in the colon.
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deglutition
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act of swallowing.
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dysentery
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inflammtion of the intestine, especially the colon, possibly caused by ingesting water or food chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, pr parasites, that results in bloody diarrhea.
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dyspepsia
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epigastric discomfort felt after eating; also called indigestion.
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dysphagia
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inability or difficulty in swallowing; also called aphagia.
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eructation
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producing gas from the stomach, usually characterstic sound; also called belching.
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fecalith
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fecal concentration.
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flatus
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gas in the GI tract; expelling of air from a body orifice, especially the anus.
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gastroesophagel reflux disease (GERD)
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backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus die to a malfunction of the sphincter muscle at the inferior portion of the esophagus.
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halitosis
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offensive or "bad" breath
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hematemesis
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vomiting blood
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irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
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symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function for which no organic cause can be determined: also called spastic colon.
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obstipation
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intestinal obstuction; also called severe constipation.
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malabsorption syndrome
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symptom complex of the small intestine characterized by the impaired passage of nutrients, minerals, or fluids through intestinal villi into the blood or lymph.
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oral leukoplakia
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formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of hte tonge, lips, or cheek caused primarily by irratation.
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melena
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passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices.
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peristalsis
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progressive, warlike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, especially the GI tract.
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pyloric stenosis
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sticture of narrowing of the pyloric orifice, possible die to excessive thickening pf the pyloric sphincter.
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regurgitation
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backward flowing, as in the retuen of solids or fluids to the mouth from the stomach or the backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve.
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steatorrhea
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passage of fat in large amounts in the feces die to failure to digest and absorb it.
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