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77 Cards in this Set
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odont/o
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tooth
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or/o
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mouth
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palat/o
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palate
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pharyng/0
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throat
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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pylor/o
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pyloric sphincter
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rect/o
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rectum
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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stomat/o
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mouth
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uvul/o
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uvula
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amyl/o
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starch
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bil/i
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gall, bile
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bilirubin/o
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bilirubin (bile pigment)
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chol/e
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gall, bile
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chlorhydr.o
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hydrochloric acid
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gluc/o
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sugar
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glyc/o
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sugar
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glycogen/o
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glycogen, animal starch
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lip/o
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fat, lipid
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lith/o
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stone
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prote/o
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protein
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sial/o
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saliva, salivary
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steat/o
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fat
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-ase
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enzymes
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-chezia
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defecation, elimination of wastes
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-prandial
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meal
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odont/o
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tooth
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or/o
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mouth
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palat/o
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palate
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pharyng/0
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throat
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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pylor/o
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pyloric sphincter
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rect/o
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rectum
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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anorexia
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lack of appetite
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ascites
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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
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borborygmus (plural: borborygmi)
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rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both in the gastrointestinal tract
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constipation
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difficulty in passing stools (feces)
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diarrhea
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frequent passage of loose, watery stools.
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dysphagia
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difficulty in swallowing
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eruction
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gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth
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odont/o
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tooth
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or/o
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mouth
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palat/o
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palate
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pharyng/0
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throat
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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pylor/o
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pyloric sphincter
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rect/o
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rectum
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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flatus
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gas expelled through the anus
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hematochezia
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passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum
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jaundice (icterus)
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yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia)
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melena
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black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood
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nausea
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unpleasant sensation in the stomach associated with a tendency to vomit
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steatorrhea
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fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smelling fecal matter
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aphthous stomatitis
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inflammation of the mouth with small, painful ulcers
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dental caries
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tooth decay
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herpetic stomatitis
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inflammation of the mouth caused by infection with the herpesvirus
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oral leukoplakia
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white plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth
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periodontal disease
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inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth, and surrounding bone.
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achalasia
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failure of the lower esophagus sphincter (LES) muscle to relax
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esophaheal varices
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swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus
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gastric carcinoma
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malignant tumor of the stomach
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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
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solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach
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hernia
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protrusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it
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peptic ulcer
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open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum
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anal fistula
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abnormal tube-like passageway near the anus
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colonic polyps
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polyps (benign growth) protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon
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colorectal cancer
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adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum, or both
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