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81 Cards in this Set
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bili
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combining form:
bile |
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cardi
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combining form:
cardia (upper oriface of the stomach) |
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cec
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combining form:
(blind)cecum |
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cly(s)
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combining form:
rinse out, inject fluid |
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corp
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combining form:
excrement, fecal matter |
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creat
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combining form:
flesh |
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doch
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combining form:
duct |
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duoden
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combining form:
duodenum |
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esophag
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combining form:
esophagus |
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fec
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combining form:
(sediment) excrement, fecal matter |
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geus(t)
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combining form:
taste |
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gingiv
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combining form:gum (of the mouth)
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gloss
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combining form:
tongue |
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ile
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combining form:
ileum |
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jejun
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combining form:
(empty) jejunum |
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lien
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combining form:
spleen |
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lingu
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combining form:
tongue |
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osm
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combining form:
sense of smell; odor |
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osphr
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combining form:
sense of smell |
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peps, pept
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combining form:
digest |
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proct
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combining form:
anus |
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pyle
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combining form:
(gate) portal vein |
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pylor
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combining form:
(gatekeeper) pylorus |
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rect
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combining form:
(straight) rectum |
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scat
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combining form:
excrement, fecal matter |
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sial
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combining form:
saliva, salivary duct |
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sigm
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combining form:
(sigma, the greek letter s) sigmoid colon |
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sphincter
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combining form:
sphincter muscle |
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splanchn
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combining form:
internal organ, viscus |
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typhl
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combining form:
(blind) cecum |
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zym
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(leaven) ferment, enzyme, fermentation
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ateloglossia
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Incomplete development of the tongue.
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azymia
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Condition of absence of an enzyme.
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biliary
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Pert. to bile.
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cardiospasm
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Achalasia of the esophagus.
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cecopexy
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Surgical fixation of the cecum to the abdominal wall.
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cecoptosis
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Falling displacement of the cecum.
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choledochal
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Pert. to the common bile duct.
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clysis
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Injection of fluid into the body other than orally.
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colorectostomy
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Surgical formation of a passage between the colon and rectum.
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coprolith
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Hard, inspissated feces.
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creatorrhea
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The presence of undigested muscle fibers in the feces, seen in some cases of pancreatic disease.
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defecation
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Evacuation of the bowels.
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dolichosigmoid
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Having an abnormally long sigmoid colon.
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duodenohepatic
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Pert. to the duodenum and liver.
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esophagismus
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Intermittent inability to swallow, often associated with intense chest pain, gagging, or difficulty breathing.
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eupepsia
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Normal digestion as distinguished from dyspepsia.
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fecaloid
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Resembling feces.
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gingivoglossitis
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Inflammation of the gums and tongue.
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hypodermoclysis
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The treatment of dehydration by injecting fluids into the subcutaneous tissues (e.g., of the thighs, buttocks, or below the breasts or scapulae).
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ileocecal sphincter
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A projection of the ileum into the cecum that acts as a sphincter.
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ileocolic
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Pert. to the ileum and colon.
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ileocolostomy
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An anastomosis between the ileum and the colon.
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jejunostomy
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Surgical creation of an opening into the jejunum.
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labioglossopharyngeal
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Pert. to the lips, tongue, and pharynx.
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laparotyphlotomy
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Incision of the cecum through a lateral abdominal incision.
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lienomalacia
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Softening of the spleen.
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lingula
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A tongue-shaped process of some structure.
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melanoglossia
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Black tongue.
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orolingual
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Pert. to the mouth and tongue.
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osmodysphoria
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A deep-seated and abnormal dislike of certain odors.
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oxygeusia
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Abnormally keen sense of taste.
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pancreatic
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Concerning the pancreas.
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parosmia
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Any disorder or perversion of the sense of smell; a false sense of odors or perception of those that do not exist.
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parosphresia
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Any disorder or perversion of the sense of smell; a false sense of odors or perception of those that do not exist.
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pepsin
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The chief enzyme of gastric juice, which converts proteins into proteoses and peptones.
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periesophagitis
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Inflammation of the tissues around the esophagus.
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peripylephlebitis
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Inflammation of tissues about the portal vein.
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proctoclysis
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Hydration of patients using a continuous slow infusion of fluids into the rectum and colon.
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protoduodenum
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The upper half of the duodenum.
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pseudosmia
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An olfactory hallucination or perversion of the sense of smell.
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pylethrombosis
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Occlusion of the portal vein by a thrombus.
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pyloroduodenitis
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Inflammation of the mucosa of the pyloric outlet of the stomach and duodenum.
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rectostenosis
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Stricture of the rectum.
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retrolingual
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Behind the tongue.
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scatology
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Scientific study and analysis of the feces.
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sigmoiditis
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Inflammation of the sigmoid colon.
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sigmoidopexy
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Fixation of the sigmoid colon by suturing it to the presacral fascia.
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typhloempyema
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An abdominal abscess following appendicitis.
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zymogen
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A protein that becomes an enzyme.
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zymolysis
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The changes produced by an enzyme; the action of enzymes.
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