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an/o
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anus
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perianal - around the anus
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append/o
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appendix
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appendectomy - removal of the appendix
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appendic/o
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appendix
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appendicitis - inflammation of the appendix
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bucc/o
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cheek
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buccal mucosa - mucous membranes lining the inside of the mouth
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cec/o
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cecum
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cecal - pertaining to the cecum
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celi/o
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belly, abdomen
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celiac - pertaining to the belly, abdomen
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cheil/o
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lip
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cheilosis - fissuring and dry scaling of the vermilion surface of the lips and angles of the mouth
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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cholecystectomy - surgical removal of the gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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choledochotomy - incision into the common bile duct
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col/o
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colon, large intestine
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colostomy - opening to form a mouth for the colon, large intestine
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colon/o
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colon
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colonic - pertaining to the colon
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dent/i
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tooth
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dentibuccal - pertaining to the cheek and teeth
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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duodenal - pertaining to the duodenum
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enter/o
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intestines, usually small intestine
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enterocolistis - inflammation of the colon and small intestine
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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esophageal - pertaining to the esophagus
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faci/o
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face
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facial - pertaining to the face
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gastrostomy - a surgical opening into the stomach
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gingivitis - inflammation of the gums
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gloss/o
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tongue
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hypoglossal - of or relating to the area under the tongue
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hepat/o
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liver
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hepatoma - a tumor of the liver
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ile/o
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ileum
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ilececal sphincter - a muscle between the ileum and cecum
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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choledochojejunostomy - surgical creation of a passage uniting the common bile duct and the jejunum
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labi/o
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lip
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labial - pertaining to the lip
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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laparoscopy - visual examination of the abdomen
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lingu/o
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tongue
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sublingual - beneath the tongue
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mandibul/o
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lower jaw, mandible
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submandibular - pertaining to the area beneath the mandible, or lower jaw
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odont/o
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tooth
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orthodontist - a person who specializes in straight teeth
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or/o
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mouth
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oral - pertaining to the mouth
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palat/o
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palate
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palatoplasty - surgery of the palate to restore form and function
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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pancreatitis - inflammation of the pancreas
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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peritonitis - inflammation of the peritoneum
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pharyng/o
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throat
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pharyngeal - pertaining to the throat
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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proctologist - a person who specializes in the anus and rectum
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pylor/o
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pyloric sphincter
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pyloroplasty - plastic surgery of the pylorus
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rect/o
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rectum
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rectocele - hernial protrusion of part of the rectum into the vagina
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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sialadenitis - inflammation of the salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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sigmoidoscopy - visual examination of the sigmoid colon
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stomat/o
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mouth
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stomatitis - inflammation of the mouth
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uvul/o
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uvula
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uvulectomy - excision of the uvula
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amyl/o
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starch
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amylase - starch enzyme
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bil/i
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gall, bile
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biliary - pertaining to the bile
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bilirubin/o
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bilirubin (bile pigment)
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hyperbilirubinemia - excess of bilirubin in the blood
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chol/e
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gall, bile
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cholelithiasis - the presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts
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chlorhydr/o
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hydrochloric acid
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achlorhydria - absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice
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gluc/o
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sugar
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gluconeogenesis - the formation of glucose from glycerol and proteins rather than from carbohydrates
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glyc/o
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sugar
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hyperglycemia - high blood sugar
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glycogen/o
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glycogen, animal starch
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glycogenolysis - the breakdown of glycogen to glucose
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lip/o
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fat, lipid
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lipoma - a benign tumor consisting of mature fat cells
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lith/o
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stone
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lithogenesis - formation of calculi, or stones
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prote/o
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protein
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protease - protein enzyme
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sial/o
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saliva, salivary
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sialolith - a calculus formed in a salivary gland or duct
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steat/o
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fat
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steatorrhea - an excessive amount of fat in the stool
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-ase
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enzyme
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lipase - fat enzyme
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-chezia
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defecation, elimination of wastes
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hematochezia - blood in the feces
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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choledocholithiasis - the presence of a gallstone in the common bile duct
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-prandial
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meal
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postprandial - after a meal
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