Medical Terminology #3

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Aliment/o

Back 1

nutrition

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Appendic/o

Back 2

appendix

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Bil/o

Back 3

bile

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Chol/e

Back 4

gall, bile

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Cholecyst/o

Back 5

gallbladder

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Col/o, colon/o

Back 6

colon

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-emesis

Back 7

vomiting

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Enter/o

Back 8

small intestine

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Esophag/o

Back 9

esophagus

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Gastr/o

Back 10

stomach

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Herni/o

Back 11

hernia

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-iasis

Back 12

condition of

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Ile/o

Back 13

ileum

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Lapar/o, abdomen/o

Back 14

abdomen

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Or/o, stomat/o

Back 15

mouth

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Pancreat/o

Back 16

pancreas

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Peps/o

Back 17

digestion

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Phag/o

Back 18

eat, shallow

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Proct/o

Back 19

rectum and anus

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-scopy

Back 20

process of examining, examination

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Sial/o

Back 21

saliva

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-stenosis

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stricture, narrowing

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Aphagia

Back 23

inability to or without swallowing

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Appendix

Back 24

fingerlike projection off the cecum of the large intestine

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Ascites

Back 25

accumulation of fluid in the abdominal/

peritoneal cavity

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Body

Back 26

largest part of the stomach, between the funds and plyorus

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Cecum

Back 27

first portion of the large intestine

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Cholecystitis

Back 28

inflammation of the gallbladder

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Cholelithiasis

Back 29

condition involving the presence of stones in the gallbladder

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Cirrhosis

Back 30

chronic liver disease characterized by gradual failure of the liver cells and loss of blood flow in the liver

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Colorectal

Back 31

pertaining to rectum and colon

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Constipation

Back 32

decreased number of bowel movements often associated with hard stools

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Diarrhea

Back 33

abnormally frequent discharge of semi-solid or liquid feces

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Digestion

Back 34

the process of converting food into usable energy and waste products

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Duodenum

Back 35

first section of the small intestine

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Dyspepsia

Back 36

difficulty digesting

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Dysphagia

Back 37

difficulty swallowing

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Feces

Back 38

solid waste products

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Faltus

Back 39

gas that passes through the anus

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Fundus

Back 40

superior domed portion of the stomach

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Gastrodynia

Back 41

pain in the stomach

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Gastroenteritis

Back 42

inflammation in the stomach and intestines

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Gastroenterologist

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a physician who studies and treats GI tract and organs

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Back 44

backward flow of stomach acid into the esophagus

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ileus

Back 45

an obstruction of the intestine

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ileum

Back 46

the terminal part of the small intestine that connects to the large intestine

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Jejunum

Back 47

the middle section of the small intestine

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Large intestine, Colon

Back 48

large tube where water is reabsorbed and solid waste products are produced

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Nasogastric

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pertaining to the nose and stomach

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Nausea

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the urge to vomit

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Peritoneal

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pertaining to the peritoneum (lines the abdominal and pelvic cavity)

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Pylorus

Back 52

lower part of the stomach that connects to the small intestine

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Small intestine

Back 53

long hollow tube where most absorption of nutrients occurs