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42 Cards in this Set
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gloss/o, lingu/o
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tongue
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cheil/o, labi/o
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lip
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sial/o
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saliva, salivary gland
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proct/o
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anus, rectum
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an/o
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anus
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hepat/o
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liver
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cholangi/o
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bile, vessel
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chol/e
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bile, gall
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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bile duct
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-emesis
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vomit
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-iasis
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abnormal condition produced by something specified
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-orexia
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appetite
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phagia
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swallowing, eating
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-prandial
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meal
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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dia-
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through, across
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peri-
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around
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ascites
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accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen. it is associated primarily with cirrhosis of the liver, venous hypertension, cancer & heart failure.
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Crohn disease
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chronic inflammation, usually of the ileum, but possibly affecting any portion of the intestinal tract
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cirrhosis
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chronic, irreversible, degenerative disease of the liver. most commonly caused by chronic alcoholism.
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dysentery
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inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon, possibly cased by ingesting water or food containing chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasites that results in bloody diarrhea
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IBS
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irritable bowel syndrome. symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function (typically constipation, diarrhea or alternating of the two) for which no organic cause can be determined
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steatorrhea
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passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it. may occur in pancreatic disease/cancer.
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BM
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bowel movement
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GERD
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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R/O
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rule out
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ac
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before meals
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bid
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twice a day
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npo
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nothing by mouth
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pc, pp
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after meals
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po
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by mouth
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prn
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as required
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qh
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every other
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q2h
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every 2 hours
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qid
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four times a day
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qpm, qn
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every night
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stat
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immediately
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tid
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three times a day
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