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72 Cards in this Set
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cec/o
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fist part of the LG intestine
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Celiac
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pertaining to the abdomen
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peristalsis
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muscle wave like movement to transport food though the digestive system
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gingiv/o
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gums
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buccal
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cheek
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hyperbilirubinemia
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high blood levels of pigment released by the liver with bile
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cholecystitis
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inflammation of the gallbladder
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common bile duct.....
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carries bile to the duodenum
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amylase
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enzyme to digest starch
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stomat/o or or/o
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mouth
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cheil/o or labi/o
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lip
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gloss/o
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tongue
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palat/o
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roof of mouth
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sialadenolithiasis
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stone in the salivary gland
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pylorus
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the outlet of the stomic
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Icterus
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another term for jaundice
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esophageal varices
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swollen twisting of veins
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diverticula
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abnormal side pockets in a hollowing organ like the intestine
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volvulus
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twisting of intestines
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intussusception
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telescoping of the intestines
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cholecystectomy
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gallbladder resection
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biliary
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pertaining to bile
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parotid gland
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salivary gland near the ear
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achalasia
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failure of muscle in the lower esophagus to relax
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parentera
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nutrition is given other than through the intestine
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anastamosis
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new opening between two previously unconnected tubes
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hepatomegaly
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enlargement of the liver
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lapar/o or celi/o
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abdomen
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etiology
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study of cause of the disease
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tomy
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incision
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choledochotomy
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incision of common bile duct
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choledochojejunostomy
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new opening between the common bile duct and the jejunum
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prandial
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after meals
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col
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Large intestine
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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sialaden
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salivary gland
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enter/o
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small intestine
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ilei
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third party small intestine
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hematochezia
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bright fresh blood in the stool
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ascites
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abdnormal fluid in abdomen
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steatorrhea
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discharge of fat through the feces
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sial/o
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saliva salivary glands
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lithi asis
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stone calculus
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proct/o
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anus or rectum
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gluconeogenesis
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formation of new sugar from fats and protein
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ptosis
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dropping sagging prolapse
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hemoptysis
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spitting up blood, from the respiratory track and lungs
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atresia
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not open
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cholangiogram
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record of bile vessels
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cheilosis
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abnormal condition of the lip
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sialolithiasis
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salivary stones
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rrhaphy
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surgical suture
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jejunojejunostomy
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new opening to parts of the jejunum
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duoden
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upper part of the Small intestine
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lymphangiectasis
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dilation of a lymph vessel
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dys / pepsia
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difficult digestion
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pyloric stenosis
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narrowing of opening
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stool guaiac
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test indicates melena in the stool
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melena
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black, "tarry" feces that are associated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The black color is caused by oxidation of the iron in hemoglobin during its passage through the ileum and colon.
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gastroscopy
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test to find an ulcer
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esophageal atresia
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esophagus does not open to the stomach at birth
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transhepatic cholangiography
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diagnostic test used to visualize the anatomy of the biliary tract.
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ana/ stemosis
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new connection between two previous unconnected tubes
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ectasis
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widening dilation
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stenosis
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narrowing
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stasis
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stop control
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lysis
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separation destruction
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proptosis
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forward protrusion of the eye
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men/o
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pertaining to menstrual
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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biliary lithotripsy
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procedure to get rid of stones in the gallbladder
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anastomosis
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cholecystojejunostomy
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