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CH 5: Digestive System Flashcards

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an/o

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anus

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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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bucc/o

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cheek

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cec/o

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cecum

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celi/o

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belly, abdomen

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cheil/o

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lip

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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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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dent/i

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tooth

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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enter/o

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intestines, small intestine

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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faci/o

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face

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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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

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jejunum

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labi/o

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lip

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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lingu/o

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tongue

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mandible/o

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lower jaw, mandible

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odont/o

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tooth

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or/o

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mouth

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palat/o

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palate

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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pharyng/o

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throat

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procto/o

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anus and rectum

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pylor/o

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pyloric sphincter

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rect/o

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rectum

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sialaden/o

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salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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stomat/o

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mouth

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uvul/o

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uvula

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amyl/o

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starch

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bil/i

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gall, bile

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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin

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chol/e

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gall, bile

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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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gluc/o

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sugar

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glyc/o

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sugar

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glycogen/o

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glycogen, animal starch

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lip/o

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fat, lipid

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lith/o

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stone

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prote/o

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protein

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py/o

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pus

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary

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steat/o

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fat

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-ase

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enzyme

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-chezia

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defecation, elimination of wastes

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-prandial

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meal

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anorexia

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lack of appetite

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ascites

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

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borborygmi

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rumbling or gurgling noises produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both in the gastrointestinal tract

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constipation

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difficulty passing stools

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diarrhea

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frequent passage of loose, watery stools

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dysphagia

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difficulty in swallowing

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eructation

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gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth

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flatus

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gas expelled through the anus

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hematochezia

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passage of fresh bright red blood from the rectum

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jaundice

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yellow-orange colouration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia)

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melena

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black, tarry stools; faces containing digested blood

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nausea

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unpleasant sensation in the stomach with a tendency to vomit

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steatorrhea

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fat in the feces

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aphthous stomatitis

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inflammation of the mouth with small, painful ulcers

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dental caries

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tooth decay

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herpetic stomatitis

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inflammation of the mouth caused by infection with the herpes virus

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oral leukoplakia

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white plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth

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periodontal disease

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inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth, and surrounding bone

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achalasia

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failure of the lower esophagus sphincter muscle to relax`

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esophageal cancer

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malignant tumour of the esophagus

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esophageal varices

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swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus

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gastic cancer

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malignant tumor of the stomach

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gastroesophageal reflux disease

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solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach``

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hernia

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protrusion of an organ or part through the tissues and muscles normally containing it

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hiatal hernia

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occurs when the upper part of the stomach protrudes upward through the diaphragm

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inguinal hernia

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occurs when a small loop of bowel protrudes through a weak lower abdominal wall tissue surrounding muscle

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peptic ulcer

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open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum

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anal fistula

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abnormal tube like passageway near the anus

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colonic polyps

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polyps protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon

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colorectal cancer

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adenocarincoma of the colon or rectum, or both

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chron disease

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chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract

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diverticulosis

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abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall

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dysentery

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painful inflammation of the intestines commonly caused by bacterial infection

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hemmorrhoids

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swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region

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ileus

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loss of peristalsis with resulting obstruction of the intestines

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inflammatory bowel disease

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inflammation of the colon and small intestine

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intussusception

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telescoping of the intestines

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irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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group of GI symptoms (abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation) but without defined abnormalities in the intestine

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ulcerative colitis

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chronic inflammation of the colon with the presence of ulcers

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volvulus

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twisting of the intestine on itself

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choleclithiasis

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gallstones in the gallbladder

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cirrhosis

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chronic degenerative disease of the liver

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hepatocellular carcinoma

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liver cancer

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pancreatic cancer

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malignant tumor of the pancreas

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pancreatitis

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inflammation of the pancreas

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viral hepatitis

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inflammation of the liver caused by a virus, liver enzymes may be elevated, indicating damage to liver cells. signs and symptoms include malaise, anorexia, hepatomegaly, jaundice, and abdominal pain

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hepatitis a (HAV)

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spread by contaminated food or water

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hepatitis b (HBV)

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transmitted by sexual contact, blood transfusions, the use of contaminated needles, or may be acquired by maternal to fetal transmission. Severe infection can cause destruction of the liver cells, cirrhosis or death

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hepatitis c (HCV)

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transmitted by blood transfusions or needle inoculation , may progress to chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma

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