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53 Cards in this Set
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action or process
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defecation
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bil/i, chol/e
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bile
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cirrh/o
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orange-yellow
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cirrhosis
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de-
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down, from, reversing, removing
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detoxification
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glycos/o
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sugar
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-orexia
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appetite
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anorexia
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-pepsia
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digestion
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
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viscer/o
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viscera
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alimentation
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providing nutrients for the body
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protease
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enzyme that breaks down proteins
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lipase
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enzyme that breaks down fats
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What is another word for the digestive tract?
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alimentary canal
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gastrointestinal
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stomach and intestines
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Components of the upper GI (4)
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mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach
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Components of the lower GI (2)
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small and large intestines
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cheil/o
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lips
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dent/i, dent/o, odont/o
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teeth
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denture
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gingivitis
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gloss/o, lingu/o
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tongue
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or/o, stomat/o
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mouth
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oral
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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esophageal
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gastr/o
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stomach
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intestin/o, enter/o
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intestines
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duoden/o
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duodendum
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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ile/o
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ileum
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col/o, colon/o
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colon or large intestine
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colonoscopy
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cec/o
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cecum
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append/o, appendic/o
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appendix
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appendicitis
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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proct/o
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anus or rectum
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proctologist
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rect/o
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rectum
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rectal
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an/o
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anus
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anal
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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hepat/o
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liver
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hepatitis
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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pancreatic
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sial/o
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saliva
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sialography
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emaciation
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excessive leanness caused by disease or lack of nutrition
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Three major nutrient classes
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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins
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Stomatitis
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Inflammation of the mouth
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Hypoglossal
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Under the tongue
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Periodontium
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Tissue that supports and anchors the teeth
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Endogastric
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Pertaining to the interior of the stomach
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Cholelithiasis
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Gallstones
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Jaundice
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Yellowing of the skin
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Polyphagia
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Excessive eating, uncontrollable hunger
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Glycosuria
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Sugar in urine
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Dysphasia
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Difficulty swallowing
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Enterostasis
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Stoppage or delay of the passage of food through the intestines
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Hepatomegaly
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Enlargement of the liver
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Cathartics
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Used to purge bowel
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