Medical Terminology Digestive&nervous Systems

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Abnormal passage

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Fistula

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Deep furrow or cleft

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Fissure

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Vein that carries blood from the intestine to the liver

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Portal vein

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Infection with Candida albicans

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Thrush

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An opening through a structure

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Hiatus

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Backward flow

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Reflux

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Inflammation of the lining of the rectum

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Proctitis

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The act of swallowing

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Deglutition

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Without appetite or in aversion to food

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Anorexia

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Inorganic compound usually found in the earths crust

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Mineral

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Blind pouch that is the first part of the large intestine

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Cecum

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The slipping of one part of bowl inside another to cause obstruction

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Intussusception

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Yellowing staining of tissues with the bile pigments, including Billrubin

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Jaundice

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Enzyme produced by the stomach that breaks down protein

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Pepsin

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A union between two tubular structures

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Anastomosis

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Partially digested food passes from the stomach to the duodenum

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Chyme

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An artificial opening

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Stoma

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Term for gas expelled through the anus

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Flatus

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A protrusion of a structure though the tissue that normally contains it

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Hernia

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Makes up 60% of your bodyweight and has no calorie value

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Water

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A band of muscle that encircles an opening: when it contracts the opening squeezes closed

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Sphincter

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Fleshy projection of the soft palate

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Uvula

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Break up into very small droplets to suspend in a solution

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Chyle

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Pertaining to the junction of the ileum and cecum

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Ileocecal

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Type of blood that cannot be seen in the stool but is positive On testing

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Occult blood

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Connected tissue in the cavity in the center of the tooth

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Pulp

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Fluid secreted by the liver into the Duodenum

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Bile

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Pertaining to the gums

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Gingival

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Branch of dentistry specializing in disorders of tissues around the teeth

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Periodontics

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Presence of a number of small pouches in the wall of the large intestine

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Diverticula

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Repair of a hernia

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Herniorrhaphy

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Waves of contractions to move food along the digestive tract

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Peristalsis

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Segment of small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum

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Jejunum

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Evacuation of feces from the rectum

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Defecation

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Under the tongue

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Sublingual

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Another term for black tarry stool

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Melena

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Upset stomach

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Dyspepsia

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Protein that induces change in other substances

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Enzymes

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This part of the colon is shaped like an "s"

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Sigmoid

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An opening into a tubular structure

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Ostomy

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Spasmodic cramping causing pain in the abdomen

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Colic

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Dilated torturous vein

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Varix

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Fungal infection of the mouth is called

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Thrush

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A bruise on the brain

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Contusion

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Dilated veins of the Esophagus are termed esophageal________

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Varices

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GERD stands for _______ reflux disease

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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The process of swallowing

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Deglutition

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Disease where you involuntarily fall asleep

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Narcolepsy

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Worsening or flare up of a condition. Opposite of remission.

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Exacerbation

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Inflammation of the liver

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Hepatitis

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Abbreviation for cerebrospinal fluid

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CSF

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The roof of the mouth contains the hard and soft ___________

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Palate

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Inflammation of the meninges

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Meningitis

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Paralysis of both lower extremities

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Paraplegia

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Abbreviation for transient ischemic attack or mini stroke

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TIA

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Vomiting red blood

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Hematemesis

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Slipping all of one part of the bowel inside another to cause an obstruction

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Intussusception

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This part of the nervous system contains the brain and spinal cord (abbreviation)

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CNS (central nervous system)

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This time means difficulty swallowing

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Dysphasia

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This virus causes cold sores (abbreviation)

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HSV – 1

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Fainting due to reduced blood flow or lack of blood flow to the brain

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Synscope

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Lobe of the brain responsible for vision located in the posterior area of the cerebral hemisphere

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Occipital

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Meninges that resembles a spider web is called the _________ matter

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Arachnoid

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Presence of a stone in the common bile duct

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Choledoholithiasis

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CVA is an _______ accident or stroke

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Cerebral vascular

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Term that means underneath the tongue

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Sublingual

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The cranial nerves are part of what part of the nervous system (abbreviation)

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PNS

(Peripheral Nervous System)

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The contraction and relaxation of the intestinal wall to move food along the digestive tract

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Peristalsis

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Upset stomach with epigastric pain, nausea and gas is called __________

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Dyspepsia

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An adjective for stomach that means pertaining to the stomach

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Gastric

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Nerves that move towards the CNS

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Aferrent

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Another name for seizure disorder

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Epilepsy

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Combining form that means head

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Cephalo

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One continuous seizure or recurrent seizures without regaining consciousness for 30 minutes or more is called _______________ epilepticus

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Status

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Route that means gum

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Gingiv

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What is the abbreviation for spinal cord injury

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SCI

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Term meaning the vomiting of bright red blood

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Hematmesis