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Ch 9 Digestive Flashcards

1
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alimentary tract + accessory organs

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Digestive System

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providing nutrition for the body

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alimentation

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system that provides the body with water, nutrients, and minerals

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digestive system

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-ation

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process or action

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4 activities of the digestive system

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ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination

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oral intake of substances into the body

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ingestion

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mechanical and chemical conversion of food into substances that an eventually be absorbed by cells

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digestion

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process in which the digested food molecules pass through the lining of the small intestine into the blood or lymph capillaries

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absorption

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removal of undigested food particles

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elimination

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lact/o

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milk

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-ose

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sugar

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-ase

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enzyme

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amyl/o

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starch

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prote/o, protein/o

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protein

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lip/o

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fat

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breaks down lactose

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lactase

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breaks down starch

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amylase

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breaks down protein

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protease, proteinase

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breaks down lipids

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lipase

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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, or 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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what begins at the mouth and ends at the anus?

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digestive tract

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pertaining to the intestine

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intestinal

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30
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refers to the stomach and the intestines

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gastrointestinal

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gastr/o

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stomach

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intestin/o

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intestines

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-al

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pertaining to

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UGI (upper GI tract)

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mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach

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LGI (lower GI tract)

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small and large intestines

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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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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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52
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diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, tooth root, and surrounding tissues and the practice of root canal therapy

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endodontics

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53
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diagnosis and treatment of problems with tooth alignment and associated facial problems

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orthodontics

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54
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devoted to the care of children’s teeth and mouth; pediatric dentistry

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pedodontics

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study and treatment of the periodontium; the tissue that supports the teeth and keeps them firmly anchored

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periodontics

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mandibul/o

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mandible

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accessory organs to the digestive system

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liver, gallbladder, pancreas, salivary glands `

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salivary glands

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paired parotid, sublingual, submandibular

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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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hepat/o

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liver

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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sial/o

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salivary gland

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pertaining to bile

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biliary

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pathway for bile flow from the liver to the bile duct and into the duodenum

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biliary tract

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presence of stones in the gallbladder

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cholelithiasis

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stones lodge in the common bile duct

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choledocholithisasis

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presence of a pancreatic stone

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pancreatolithiasis

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angi/o

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vessel

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endoscopic test that provides radiographic visualization of the bile and pancreatic ducts

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ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)

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procedure where salivary ducts can be studied by injecting radiopaque substances into ducts

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sialography

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visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum

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upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

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examination of the esophagus

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esophagoscopy

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examination of the stomach

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gastroscopy

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proct/o

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anus or rectum

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resistance to insulin or lack of insulin secretion by the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas

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Diabetes mellitus

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excessive hunger and uncontrolled eating

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polyphagia

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excessive urination

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polyuria

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excessive thirst

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polydipsia

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-uria

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urination

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-emesis

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vomiting

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excessive leanness caused by disease or lack of nutrition

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emaciation

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loss of appetite for food

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anorexia

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disorder characterized by prolonged refusal to eat that results in emaciation, often associated with psychologic stress or conflict

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anorexia nervosa

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characterized by episodes of binge eating that often terminate in self-induced vomiting

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bulimia

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-orexia

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appetite

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excessive gas in the stomach and intestinal tract that leads to bloating

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flatulence

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complex of symptoms that include anorexia, weight loss, flatulence, muscle cramps, and bone pain

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malabsorption syndrome

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yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclerae

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jaundice

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ulcers, chiefly of the mouth and lips

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canker sores

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inflammation of the lip

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cheilitis

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inflammation of the gums

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gingivitis

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inflammation of the tongue

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glossitis

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inflammation of the mouth

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stomatitis

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inability to swallow or difficulty in swallowing

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dysphagia

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complex of enlarged and swollen veins at the lower end of the esophagus that are susceptible to hemorrhage

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esophageal varices

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inflammation of the esophagus

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esophagitis

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condition resulting from a backflow of the stomach contents into the esophagus

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GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)

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inflammation of the stomach

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gastritis

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herniation of the stomach

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gastrocele

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inflammation of the stomach and the intestinal tract

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gastroenteritis

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excessive amount of acid in the stomach

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hyperacidity

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lesion of the mucous membrane, accompanied by the sloughing of dead tissue

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ulcer

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bleeding of the upper digestive structures, sometimes evidenced by blood in the vomit

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upper GI bleeding

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inflammation of the vermiform appendix

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appendicitis

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inflammation of the colon

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colitis

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inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon

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dysentery

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stoppage or delay in the passage of food through the intestine

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enterostasis

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masses of veins in the anal canal that are unnaturally distended and lie just inside or outside the rectum

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hemorrhoids

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abnormally increased motility of the small and large intestines of unknown origin

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IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)bl

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bleeding of the lower digestive structures

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lower GI bleeding

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inflammation of the gallbladder

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cholecystitis

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formation or presence of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct

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cholelithiasis

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stoppage of bile excretion

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cholestasis

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chronic liver disease characterized by marked degeneration of liver cells

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cirrhosis

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inflammation of the liver

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hepatitis

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enlargement of the liver

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hepatomegaly

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inflammation of the pancreas

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pancreatitis

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appetite-suppressing drug

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anorexiant

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strong medications used to promote full evacuation of the bowel

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purgatives, cathartics

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-triptor

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instrument used for crushing

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lapar/o

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abdominal wall

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removal of the vermiform appendix

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appendectomy

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surgical removal of the gallbladder

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cholecystectomy

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creation of an artificial anus on the abdominal wall by incising the colon and drawing it out to the surface

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colostomy

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surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

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gastrectomy

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joining of two organs, vessels, or ducts that are normally separate

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anastomosis

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surgical creation of a new opening into the stomach through the abdominal wall; allows the insertion of a synthetic feeding tube

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gastrostomy

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removal of hemorrhoids by any of several means, including surgery

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hemorrhoidectomy

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creation of a surgical passage through the abdominal wall into the ileum

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ileostomy

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examination of the abdominal cavity with a laparoscope through one or more small incisions in the abdominal wall

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laparoscopy

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removal of tissue from the liver for pathologic examination

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liver biopsy

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removal of liver tissue by using a needle to puncture the skin overlying the liver

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percutaneous liver biopsy (closed)

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excision of a pancreatic stone

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pancreatolithectomy

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resection of portions of the vagus nerve near the stomach; performed to decrease the amount of gastric juices by severing the nerve that controls their release

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vagotomy

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