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bilirubin
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orange or yellowish pigment in bile
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bolus
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masticated food ready to be swallowed
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exocrine
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gland that secretes through ducts to the organ or tissue surface
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sphincter
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muscle fibers that constricts to close a body opening
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or
stomat |
stomach
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gloss
lingu |
tongue
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bucc
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cheek
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cheil
labi |
lip
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dent
odont |
teeth
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gingiv
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gums
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sial
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saliva, salivary gland
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esophag
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esophagus
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pharyng
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pharynx (throat)
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gastr
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stomach
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phylor
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pylorus
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duoden
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duodenum (1st part of small intestine)
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enter
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intestine (usually small)
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jejun
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jejunum (2nd part of small intestine)
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ile
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ileum (3rd part of small intestine)
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append
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appendix
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col
colon |
colon
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sigmoid
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sigmoid colon
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rect
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rectum
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proct
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anus, rectum
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an
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anus
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hepat
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liver
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pancreat
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pancreas
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cholangi
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bile vessel
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chol/e
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bile, gall (exception to rule use e to seperate)
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cholecyst
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gallbladder
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choledoch
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bile duct
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-iasis
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abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
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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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eating, swallowing
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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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below, under
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anorexia
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lack of appetite
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appendicitis
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inflamation of the appendix
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ascites
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ab-accumulation of abdominal fluid
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borborygmus
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gurgling noises heard from the intestines
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cachexia
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loss of weight and muscle mass
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cholelithiasis
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gallstones
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cirrhosis
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dysfunction of the liver
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cholic
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spasm in colon accompanied by pain
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Crohn disease
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chronic inflammation of ileum, may affect any portion of intestine
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deglutition
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act of swallowing
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dysentery
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inflammatin of intestine (colon) which results in bloddy diarrhea
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dyspepsia
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indigestion
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dysphagia
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inability to swallow
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eructation
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belching - producing stomach gas
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fecalith
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fecal concretion
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flatus
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farting - expellin gas from the GI tract
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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
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backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus
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halitosis
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bad breath
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hematemesis
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vomiting of blood
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irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
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abdominal pain, altered bowel function) spastic colon
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malabsorption syndrome
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impaired passage of nutrients, etc through the small intestine
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melena
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dark-colored stool, presence of blood
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obesity
morbid obesity |
excessive weight, 20% above ideal body weight
morbid BMI of 40 or greater |
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obstipation
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sever constipation
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oral leukoplakia
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white spots on the tongue, lips, or check
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peristalsis
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wavelike movement that occurs in the GI tract
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pyloric stenosis
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narrowing of the phloric sphincter that blocks flow of food into intestine
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regurgitation
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backflow of items from stomach to mouth
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steatorrhea
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passage of lrg amts of fat in feces - failure to digest
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endoscopy
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visual exam using flexible fiberoptic instrument
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upper GI
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endoscopy of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
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lower GI
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endoscopy of colon, sigmoid colon, rectum and anal canal
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hepatitis panel
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blood tests that identify a specific virus
hepatitis A, B, or C |
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liver function test
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blood test that evaluate the liver
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serum bilirubin
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measure of the bilirubin levels
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stool culture
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test to identify microorganism or parasited in feces
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stool guaiac
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substance to detect presence of blood in the feces
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barium enema (BE)
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radiographic exam of rectum and colon using a contrast medium (barium)
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barium swallow
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upper GI radiopraph exam following oral contrast medium (barium)
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cholecystography
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radiographic image of gallblader with contract material (iodine)
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computed tomography (CT)
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rotating xray emitter, multi angles
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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
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endoscopic procedure, radiographic views of bile and pancreatic ducts
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percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTCP)
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radiographic exam of bile duct structures
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sialography
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radiologic exam of the salivary glands and ducts
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ultrasoundography (US)
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test that uses high-frequency sound waves
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biopsy (Bx)
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tissue sample removed from a body
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nasogastric intubation
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insertion of a tube through nose into the stomach
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anastomosis
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surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, etc. to allow flow from one to the other
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bariatric surgery
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group of procedures that treat morbid obesity
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vertical banded gastroplasty
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stomach staple
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB)
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stomach stapled, jejunum is shortened and connected to the smaller part of the stomach
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colostomy
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creating an opening in the colon and abdomin to divert fecal flow into a bag
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lithotripsy
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procedure for crushing stones using ultrasonic shock waves
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extracorporeal shockwave
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use of shock waves to break up stones in the gallblader or biliary ducts
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polypectomy
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excision of a polyp
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pyloromyotomy
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incision in themuscles of the pylorus
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