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40 Cards in this Set
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Cholangioma |
Tumor of the bile duct |
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Enteropathy |
Disease of the intestine |
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Reflux |
Abnormal backward flow |
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Sialolith |
Stone in salivary gland |
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Hepat/o |
Liver |
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Dysentery |
Infection of the colon |
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Gastroscope |
Instrument used for visual examination of the stomach |
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Glossitis |
Inflammation of the tongue |
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Oral |
Pertaining to the mouth |
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Myasthenia |
Muscle weakness |
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Steat/o |
Fat |
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An/o |
Anus |
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture |
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Enter/o |
Small intestine |
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Hemorrhoids |
Swollen or distended veins in the rectal area |
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Esophag/o |
Esophagus |
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Gingiv/o |
Gum |
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Aphagia |
Inability to swallow |
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Colonoscope |
Instrument used for visual examination of the colon |
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Choleangiography |
Radiographic exam of bile duct |
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Peristalsis |
Involuntary wavelike contractions that propel food along the digestive tract |
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Stomat/o |
Mouth |
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Muscular |
Pertaining to the muscle |
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Fibromyalgia |
Pain in the fibrous tissues and muscles |
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-ectomy |
Excision or removal |
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Obesity |
Excess body fat (not weight) |
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Proct/o |
Rectum |
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Gastroscopy |
Visual examination of the stomach |
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Dys |
Difficult |
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Poly |
Many |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Dyspepsia |
Difficult digestion |
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Cheil/o |
Lip |
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Enterorrhaphy |
Suturing of the intestine |
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Esophagitis |
Inflammation of the esophagus |
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Gastric |
Pertaining to the stomach |
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Myalgia |
Pain in the muscle |
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Adhesion |
Abnormal growing together of two peritoneal surfaces that normally are separated |
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Hematochezia |
Passage of bloody feces |
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Cholangiogram |
Radiographic image of bile ducts |