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45 Cards in this Set
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an/o
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anus or ring
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cec/o
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blind gut or cecum
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cholecyst/o |
gallbladder
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dent/o |
teeth
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duoden/o |
duodenum
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enter/o
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small intestine
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esophag/o |
tube that connects the mouth to the stomach (esophagus)
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gastr/o |
stomach
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gingiv/o |
gum
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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 |
jejunum
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labi/o |
lip
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lapar/o
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abdomen or flank
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lingu/o
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tongue
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or/o stomat/o |
mouth
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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pharyng/o
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throat (pharynx)
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peritone/o
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peritoneum |
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sphincter/o
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tight band |
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splen/o
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spleen
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tonsill/o
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tonsil or throat
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rect/o
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rectum or straight
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absorption
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uptake of substances by a tissue, as of nutrients through the wall of the intestine
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anorexia
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a lack or loss of appetite for food |
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ascites
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the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, causing abdominal swelling
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borborygmus
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a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines |
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cleft palate
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a congenital split in the roof of the mouth |
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carnivore
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an animal that feeds on flesh |
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colic
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severe, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by intestinal gas or obstruction in the intestines
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diarrhea
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a condition in which feces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form
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dyschezia
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difficulty in defecation |
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emetic
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a medicine or other substance that causes vomiting |
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flatus
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gas in or from the stomach or intestines, produced by swallowing air or by bacterial fermentation
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halitosis
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bad breath
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herbivore
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an animal that feeds on plants |
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ileus
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a painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine
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intussusception
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the inversion of one portion of the intestine within another
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omnivore |
an animal that feeds on flesh and plants |
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peristalsis
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the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wavelike movements that push the contents of the canal forward
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tenesmus
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a continual or recurrent inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder of the rectum or other illness
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vomit
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eject matter from the stomach through the mouth
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enteritis |
inflammation of the intestine, especially the small intestine
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polyphagia
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an insatiable appetite for food
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