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62 Cards in this Set
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Flatuence
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The presence of an excessive amount of gas or air in the intestinal tract or stomach, leading to distension of the organs and in some cases mild or moderate pain.
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stomat/o
or/o |
mouth
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cheil/o
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lip
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gloss/o
lingu/o |
tongue
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palat/o
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palate
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uvul/o
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uvula
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sial/o
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saliva
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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Entrinsic Salivary Glands
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parotid, submandibular, sublingual
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pylor/o
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pylorus
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antr/o
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antrum
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Stomach parts
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Fundus
Body Pylorus Antrum |
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-pepsia
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digestion
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enter/o
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small intestine
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chol/e
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bile
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cec/o
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cecum
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col/o
colon/o |
colon
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rect/o
proct/o |
rectum
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an/o
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anus
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abdomin/o
lapar/o celi/o |
abdomen
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-lith
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stone
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GERD
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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emesis
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excessive vomiting
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polyp/o
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polyp
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polyp
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tumor-like extension from a mucous membrane
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dysphagia
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difficulty swallowing
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aphagia
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inability to swallow
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gastrodynia
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stomach pain
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gastromegaly
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abnormal enlargement of the stomach
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Ascites
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abnormal collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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Gastromalacia
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abnormal softening of the stomach walls
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Adhesion
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abnormal growth together of two surfaces that are normally separated
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Dysentery
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Any of various disorders involving inflammation of the intestine, especially of the colon, and associated with frequent and bloody stools, tenesmus, and abdominal pain.
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Melena
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black/tarry stool due to digested blood
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Hematochezia
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the passage of bloody stools
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Crohn Disease
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Autoimmune colitis
Weight loss, IBS, lower abdominal pain |
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Intussesception
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telescoping of the intestines where it folds on itself
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Volvulus
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twisting of an intestine upon itself
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hiat/o
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diaphragm
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Hemorrhoid
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Varicose dilation of a vein in the lower rectum or anus caused by constipation pressure
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Proctoptosis
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prolapse of the rectum
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Rectocele
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protrusion of the rectum
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Jaundice
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yellow bile pigments accumulate in the blood and are deposited in the skin and sclera of the eye
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steat/o
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excess fat
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Steatorrhea
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discharge of fat into stool
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Hematochromatosis
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body absorbs too much iron from food
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cholelithiasis
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gallstones
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choledocholithiasis
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gallstones that form in the bileduct between the gallbladder and liver
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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Cholangioma
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Gallbladder tumor
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EGD
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esophagogastroduenoscopy
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laparoscopy
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a visual examination of the abdominal cavity
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H. pylori
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bacteria that causes gastritis and pyloric ulcers
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cholangi/o
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gallbladder ducts
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-rrhapy
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suture
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Vagotomy
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reduces the amount of gastric acid in the stomach by cutting certain branches of the vagus nerve (used to treat chronic ulcers)
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Anastomosis
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surgically joining together of two separate organ segments
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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UGI
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upper gastrointestinal
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ESU
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endoscopic ultrasound
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BE
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barium enemia
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N&V
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nausea and vomiting
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