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the __ system is responsible for digesting the food we eat and absorbing the nutrients
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gastrointestinal
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the branch of medicine specializing in diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the GI tract and accessory organs
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gastroenterology
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the three layers of the digestive system
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-inner mucous membrane
-middle smooth muscle -outer serous membrane |
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small intestine
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enter/o
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duodenum
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duoden/o
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jejunum
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jejun/o
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ileum
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ile/o
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large intestine
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col/o (colon)
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surgical puncture
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-centesis
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hernia
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-cele
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enzyme
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-ase
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enzyme the breaks down fat
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lipase
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enzyme that preaks down lactose
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lactase
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enzyme secreted by pancreas
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pancrease
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pathological condition, usually infestatoin
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-iasis
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condition of stones
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lithiasis
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disease condition presence of stone in gallbladder
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cholelithiasis
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infestation with thrichomonads
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trichomononiasis
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medical practice
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-iatrics
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medical practice that specializes in overweight
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bariatrics
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having excesive body fat
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obese
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quality
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-ity
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quality of being overweight
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obesity
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condition
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-osis
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codition of pouches that develop in colon wall
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diverticulosis
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to make a new opening
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-ostomy
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opeing in stomach through abdomen for feeding
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gastrostomy
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new opeing fromed in the first section of intestine
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gastroduodenostomy
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create an opening into the colon from the abdominal wall
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colonostomy
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new opening between esophagus and the duodenum
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esophagoduodenostomy
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digestion
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-pepsia
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poor digestion
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dyspepsia
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relating to the action of digestive juices
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peptic
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eat, swallow
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-phagia
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difficult swallowing
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dysphagia
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air swallowing
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aerophagy
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ingestion of cells by phagocytes
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cytophagy
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nail biting
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onychophagia
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hair swallowing
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trichophagy
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paralysis
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-plegia
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paralysis of rectum and anus
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proctoplegia
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paralysis of the tonque
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glossoplegia
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a bleeding hemmorage (greek)
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-rrhagia
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stomach hemorrhage
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gastorrhagia
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brain hemorrhage
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encephalorrhagia
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suturing, stitching
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-rrhaphy
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suture of rectum
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rectorrhaphy
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suture of rectum and anus
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proctorrhaphy
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discharge, flow
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-rrhea
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discharge flow (though)
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diarrhea
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discharge from the mouth
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stamatorrhea
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rupture, splitting
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-rrhexis
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rupture of the intestine
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enterorrhexis
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rupture of the colon
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colorrhexis
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to cut
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-tom
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remove intestine
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gastrectomy
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surgical removal of hemorrhoids
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hemorrhoidectomy
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cutting instrument
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-tome
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surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin
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dermatome
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surgical crushing
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing of stones
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lithotripsy
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easy, good
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eu-
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easy digestion
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eupepsia
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painless movement
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eukinesia
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good sensation
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euesthesia
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bad, poor
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mal-
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general feeling of ilness or poor
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malaise
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habing a bad odour
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malodorous
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below
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sub-
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below the tongue
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sublingual
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starch
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amyl/o
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anus
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an/o
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pertaining to anus
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anal
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appendix
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appendic/o
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inflammation of the appendix
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appedicitis
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surgical removal of the appendix
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appendectomy
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weight
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bar/o
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common bile duct
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bil/i
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yellow bile pigment from breakdown of worn out red blood cells
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bilirubin
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carry bile
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biliary ducts
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carbon
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carb/o
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contane carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
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carbohydrates
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most simple carbohydrate
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glucose
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lips
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cheil/o
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inflammation of teh lips
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cheilitis
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surgical repair of the lips
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cheiloplasty
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gall, bile
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chol/e
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gall stones
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cholelith
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disease condition presnse of stone in gallbladder
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cholelithiasis
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X-ray of gallbladder
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cholecystogram
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gallbaladder
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cholecyst/o
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inflammation of gallbladder
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cholecystitis
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incision into gallbladder
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cholecysostomy
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removal of gallbladder
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cholecystectomy
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colon
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col/o
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pretaining to the colon
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colic
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inflammatin of the colon
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colitis
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a complete exam of the colon with a scope
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colonoscopy
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rupture of the colon
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colorrhexis
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bladder, sac
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csyt/o
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examination of teh bladder
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cystoscopy
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suture of a wound, injury, or rupture in the bladder
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cystorrhaphy
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inflammation of the jejunum and ileum
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jejunoileitis
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examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum with a scope
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esophagograstroduodenoscopy
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disorder of intestine with inflammation, pain, and diarrhea
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dysentery
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hernia of teh intestine
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enterocele
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pertaining to small intestine
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eteric
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esophagus
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esophag/o
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pertaining to the esophagus
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esophageal
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senation
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estesi/o
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a condtion of heightened sensation
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hyperesthesia
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an instrument for measuring sensory discrimination
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esthesiometer
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stomach
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gastr/o
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stomach pain
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gastralgia
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pertaining to the stomach
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gastric
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gums
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gingiv/o
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pertaining to the gums
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gingival
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tongue
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gloss/o
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pertaining to located under the tongue
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hypoglossal
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paralysis of the tongue
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glossoplegia
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liver
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hepat/o
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stone, calculus
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lith/o
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study of calculi or stones
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lithology
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producing or forming stones
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lithogenesis
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the formation of stony concretions in the body
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lithiasis
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surgical crushing of a stone
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lithotripsy
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tongue (L)
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lingu/0
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obesity
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obes/o
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pancreas
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pancreat/o
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digestion
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pes/o
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eat, swallow
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phag/o
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phaynx
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pharyng/o
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bear, carry
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phor/o
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a state of feeling unwell or unhappy
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dysphoria
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feeling good
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euphoria
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anus and rectum
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proct/o
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one who studies disease of teh rectal area
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proctologist
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rectum
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rect/o
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dilated veins in the rectum
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hemorrhoids
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sigmoid colon
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sigmoid/o
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spleen
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splen/o
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pertaining to the spleen
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splenic
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mouth
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stomat/o
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hair
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trich/o
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congenital closure of a tubular organ
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atresia
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decrease in diameter of a tube
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stricture
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act of being closed
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occlusion
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abnormal falling in of walls
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collapse
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narrowing or stricture
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stenosis
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prolpase of one part into another
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intussuception
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before meals
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ac
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by mouth
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po
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after meals
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