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75 Cards in this Set
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action or process
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bil/i, chol/e
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bile
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cirrh/o
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orange-yellow
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de-
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down, from, reversing, removing
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glycos/o
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sugar
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-orexia
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appetite
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-pepsia
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digestion
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
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viscer/o
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viscera
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cheil/o
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lips
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dent/i, dent/o, odont/o
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teeth
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gloss/o, lingu/o
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tongue
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or/o, stomat/o
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mouth
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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intestin/o, enter/o
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intestines
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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ile/o
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ileum
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col/o, colon/o
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colon, or large intestine
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append/o, appendic/o
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appendix
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cec/o
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cecum
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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proct/o
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anus or rectum
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rect/o
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rectum
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an/o
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anus
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common bile duct
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choledoch/o
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pancreas
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pancreat/o
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liver
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hepat/o
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sazlivary gland
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sial/o
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bile
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bil/i, chol/e
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digestion
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-pepsia
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appetite
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-orexia
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the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct
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cholelithiasis
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one type of liver disease
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cirrhosis
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a lesion of a mucus membrane accompanied by sloughing of dead tissue
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ulcer
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a hiatal hernia is one type of
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gastrocele
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inflammation of the tongue
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glossitis
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a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism that results from resistance to insulin or inadequate secretion of insulin
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diabetes mellitus
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varicose veins of the anal canal are called
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hemorrhoids
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sigmoidoscopy
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examination of part of the large intestine
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inflammation of the esophagus
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esophagitis
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inflammation of the stomach and intestinal tract
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gastroenteritis
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stoppage or delay in the passage of food through the large intestine
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enterostasis
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inspection of a stomach with an endoscope
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gastroscopy
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inflammation of the vermiform appendix
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appendicitis
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inflammation of the liver
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hepatitis
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appendectomy
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removal of the vermiform appendix
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cholecystectomy
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excision of the gallbladder
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colostomy
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an opening from the colon through the abdominal wall
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esophagostomy
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new opening into the esophagus
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gastrectomy
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surgical removal of the stomach
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gastric bypass
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surgery performed to reduce the stomach's capacity
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gastrostomy
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new opening into the stomach
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laparoscopy
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examination of the abdominal cavity through a small incision in the abdominal wall
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gastroenterology
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speciality dealing with the colon
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shock wave lithotrispy
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noninvasive conservative procedure to treat gallstones
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anorexia nervosa
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self-induced starvation
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condition that will result if self induced starvation occurs without intervention
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emaciation
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hiatal hernia
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a portion of the stomach is protruding upward through the diaphragm
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endoscopic examination of the interior of the stomach
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gastroscopy
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Whay is the main source of energy for body cells
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glucose
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a disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating that are terminatd by abdominal pain, sleep, self-induced vomiting, or purging with laxatives
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bulimia
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the procedure in which the stomach is anastomoed with the duodenum
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gastroduodenostomy
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a new opening into the jejunum
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jejunostomy
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an appetite-suppressing drug
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anorexiant
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enzyme that breaks down starch
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amylase
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excessive vomiting
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hyperemesis
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excision of a pancreatic stone
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pancreatolithectomy
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incision of the vagus nerve
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vagotomy
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inflammation of the stomach
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gastitis
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pertaining to the esophagus
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esophageal
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poor digestion
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dyspepsia
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presence of a gallstone
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cholelithiasis
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