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77 Cards in this Set
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or/o
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mouth
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stomat/o
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mouth
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gloss/o
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tongue
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lingu/o
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tongue
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cheil/o
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lip
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labi/o
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lip
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dent/o
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teeth
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odont/o
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teeth
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gingiv/o
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gums
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sial/o
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saliva, salivary gland
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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gastr/o
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stomach
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pylor/o
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pylorus
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duoden/o
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duodenum (first part of small intestine)
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enter/o
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intestine (usually small intestine)
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jejun/o
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jejunum (second part of small intestine)
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ile/o
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ileum (third part of small intestine)
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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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col/o
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colon
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colon/o
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colon
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sigmoid
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sigmoid colon
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rect/o
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rectum
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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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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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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
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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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anorexia
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lack or loss of appetite, resulting in the inability to eat
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appendicitis
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inflammation of the appendix, usually due to obstruction or infection
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cachexia
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physical wasting that includes loss of weight and muscle mass and is commonly associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and cancer
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cholelithiasis
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presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct
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cirrhosis
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scarring and dysfunction of the liver cause by chronic liver disease
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dysphagia
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inability or difficulty in swallowing; also called aphagia
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus due to a malfunction of the sphincter muscle at the inferior portion of the esophagus
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hematemesis
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vomiting of blood from bleeding in the stomach or esophagus
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malabsorption syndrome
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symptom complex of the small intestine characterized by the impaired passage of nutrients, minerals, or fluids through intestinal villi into the blood or lymph
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melena
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passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices
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obesity
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excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body's skeletal and physical standards, usually an increase of 20% or more above ideal body weight
exogenous-outside (food) endogenous-inside (metabolism probs) |
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bariatric surgery
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group of procedures that treat morbid obesity, a condition that arises from severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue, and the resultant health problems
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lower gastrointestinal series
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radiographic images of the rectum and colon following administration of barium into the rectum; also called lower GI series or barium enema
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upper gastrointestinal series
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radiographic images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestines following oral administration of barium; also called barium swallow
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BM
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bowel movement
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BMI
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body mass index
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GERD
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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GI
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gastrointestinal
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PUD
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peptic ulcer disease
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R/O
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rule out
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stat
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immediately
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a.c
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before meals
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b.I.d
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twice a day
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h.s.
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at bedtime
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NPO n.p.o. |
nothing by mouth |
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pc, p.c. |
after meals |
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p.o |
by mouth |
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p.r.n.
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as required
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Qam
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every morning
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q.d.
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everyday
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q.h.
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every hour
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q.2h.
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every 2 hours
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q.I.d.
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4 times a day
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q.o.d.
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every other day
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qPM
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every evening
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t.I.d.
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3 Times a day
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