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59 Cards in this Set
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ano
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anus
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bucco
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cheek
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ceco
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cecum
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chole
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bile/gall
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gingiv
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gums
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glosso
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tongue
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hepato
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liver
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labio
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lip
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laparo
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abdomen
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procto
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anus and rectum
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sialo
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saliva
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stomato
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mouth
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-emesis
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vomit
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-lithiasis
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stone
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-orexia
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appetite
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-ostomy
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surgically create an opening
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phagia
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eat/swallow
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-prandial
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pertaining to a meal
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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c r anus?
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colon--> rectum --> anus
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uvula does ______ and ______
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promotes gag reflex and helps speech
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peristalsis
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rhythmic muscle contractions that propel food along the digestive path
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sialadeno-
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salivary gland
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aphagia
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inability to swallow, eat
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polyphagia
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excessive eating
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ascites
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collection or accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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borborygmus
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rumbling and gurgling bowel sounds
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bruxism
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clenching and grinding of teeth, esp during sleep
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deglutination
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swallowing
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diverticulum
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outpouching of the gut.. may become inflammed if food becomes trapped within the pouch
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emesis
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vomiting
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eructation
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belching
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flatus
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passing gas
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hematemesis
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to vomit blood
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hematochezia
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passing blood in the stool
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melena
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passage of dark, tarry stools the result of enzymes attempting to digest blood
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steatorrhea
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passage of a large amount of fat in the stool. created by inability to digest fats
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anal fissure
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crack like split in the rectum or anus
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anal fistula
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abn. tube like passage from anus to rectum
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Crohn's disease
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chronic inflammatory bowel disease affecting the ileum and or colon
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diverticulitis
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inflammation of a diverticulum or sac in the intestinal tract
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dysentery
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disease characterized by diarrhea, often w/mucus and blood, severe abdom. pain, fever, and dehydration
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esophageal stricture
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narrowing of the esophagus that makes the flow of fluids and food into the stomach difficult
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esophogeal varices
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enlarged and swollen varicose veins in the lower end of the esophagus: they can rupture and result in serious hemorrhage
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hemorrhoids
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varicose veins in the rectum
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hiatal hernia
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protusion of the stomach through the diaphragm and extending into the thoracic cavity
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inguinal hernia
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hernia or outpouching of the intestines into the inguinal (groin) region of the body
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intussusception
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result of the intestine slipping or telescoping into another section of intestine just below it.
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malabsorption syndrome
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inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.
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pyloric stenosis
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narrowing of the pyloric sphincter area of the stomach
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volvulus
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condition in which the bowel twists on itself and causes an obstruction. painful, requires immed. surgery.
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endoscopy
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general term meaning to take a look at the inside of a body cavity
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fecal occult
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exam to test for the presence of blood in feces
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gavage
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using a nasogastric tuve to place liquid nourishment directly into the stomach
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lavage
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using a nasogastric tube to wash out the stomach
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vagotomy
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surgical resection of the vagus nerve in an attempt to decrease the amount of acid secretion into the stomach
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antiemetic
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anti-vomiting
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emetic
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used to induce vomiting
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