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136 Cards in this Set
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an/o
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anus
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append/o
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appendix
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appendic/o
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appendix
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cec/o
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cecum
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celi/o
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belly, abdomen
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cheil/o
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lip
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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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col/o
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colon
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colon/o
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colon
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dent/i
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tooth
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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enter/o
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intestine, usually small
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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faci/o
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face
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gloss/o
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tongue
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hepat/o
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liver
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ile/o
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ileum
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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labi/o
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lip
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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mandibul/o
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mandible, lower jaw
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odont/o
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tooth
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or/o
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mouth
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palat/o
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palate
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pancreat/o
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pancreaus
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peritone/o
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peritoneum, double membrane of abdomen
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ile/o
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ileum
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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labi/o
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lip
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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mandibul/o
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mandible, lower jaw
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odont/o
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tooth
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or/o
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mouth
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palat/o
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palate
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pancreat/o
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pancreaus
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peritone/o
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peritoneum, double membrane of abdomen
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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pylor/o
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pyloric sphincter
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rect/o
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rectum
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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stomat/o
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mouth
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uvul/o
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uvula
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amyl/o
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starch
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bil/i
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gall, bile
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bilirubin/o
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bilirubin, bile pigment
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chol/e
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gall, bile
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chlohydr/o
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HCl hydrochlorid acid
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glyc/o
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sugar
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glycogen/o
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glycogen, animal starch
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lip/o
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fat, lipid
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lith/o
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stone
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prote/o
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protein
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sial/o
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saliva
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steat/o
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fat
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-ase
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enzyme
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-chezia
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defication
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-prandial
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meal
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perianal
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pertaining to surrounding anus
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appendectomy
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excision of appendix
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appendicitis
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inflammation of appendix
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buccal
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pertaining to cheek
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cecal
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pertaining to cecum
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celiac
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pertaining to belly
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cheilosis
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abnormal condition of lip. cleft lip
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cholecystectomy
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excision of gallbladder
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choledochotomy
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incision of common bile duct
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colostomy
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new opening to for a mouth in colon
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colonic
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pertaining to colon
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dentibuccal
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pertaining to teeth and cheek
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duodenal
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pertaining to duodenum
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enterocolitis
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inflammation of large and small intestines
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enterocolostomy
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new opening between small and large intestines
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mesentery
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membrane holding intestines together
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parenteral
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pertaining to part from intestines; getting food by different means
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esophagus
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pertaining to esophagus
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facial
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pertaining to face
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gastrostomy
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new opening of stomach
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gingivitis
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inflamed gums
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hypoglossal
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pertaining to below tongue
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hepatoma
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tumor of liver
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ileocecal sphinter
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ring of muscle between ileum and cecum
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hepatomegaly
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enlarged liver
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ileostomy
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new opening of ileum to outside of body
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choledochojejunostomy
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new opening between common bile duct and jejunum
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gastrojejunostomy
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new opening between stomach and jejunum
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labial
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pertaining to lip
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laparoscopy
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process of visually examining abdomen
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sublingual
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pertaining to under tongue
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submandibular
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pertaining to under mandible
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orthodontist
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specialist of straight teeth
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periodontist
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specialist around the teeth
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endodontist
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specialist in the teeth
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palatoplasty
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surgical repair of palate
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palatopharyngoplasty
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surgical repair of palate and throat
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proctologist
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one studying the rectum and anus
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pyloroplasty
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surgical repair of pyloric sphincter
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rectocele
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hernia of rectum
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sialandenitis
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inflamed salivary gland
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sigmoidoscopy
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process of viewing the sigmoid colon
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stomatitis
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inflamed mouth
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uvulectomy
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excision of uvula
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amylase
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enzyme digesting starch
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hyperbilirubinemia
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blood condition of increase bilirubin
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cholelithiasis
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gall stomes
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achlorhydria
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lack of hydrochloric acid
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gluconeogenesis
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production of new sugar from proteins and fats
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hyperglycemia
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high blood sugar
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glycogenolysis
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breakdown of glycogen forming sugar or glucose
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lithogenesis
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formation of stone
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steatorrhea
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fat discharge in feces
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hematochezia
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bright red blood found in feces
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choledocholithiasis
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abnormal condition of common bile duct stones
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postprandial
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after meals
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borborygmus
(pl. borborygmi) |
rumbling noise produced by movement of gas, fluid, or both in the gastrointestinal tract.
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dysphagia *
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difficulty swallowing
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jaundice aka icterus*
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yellow-orange coloration of skin and whites of eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in blood (hyperbiliruninemia)
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steatorrhea*
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fat in feces; froth, foul-smelling fecal matter
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aphthous stomatitis *
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inflammation of the mouth with small painful ulcers
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esophageal varices *
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swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of esophagus
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Hernia*
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Protusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it
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Crohn's disease*
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Chronic inflammation of intesrtinal tract (ternimal ileum and colon)
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Diverticulosis*
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abnormal aide pockets in intestinal wall
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Hemorrhoids *
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swollen twisted varicose veins in rectal region
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ileus*
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failure of peristalsis with resulting obstruction of intestines
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Intussusception*
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telescoping of intestines
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Ulcerative colitis*
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Chronic inflammation of the colon with presence of ulcers
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Volvulus*
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Twisting of the intestine on itself
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Cholelithiasis*
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Gallstones in gallbladder
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Cirrhosis*
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Chronic degeneration disease of the liver
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Viral hepatitis*
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Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus
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