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Abdominal/o

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Abdomen

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An/o

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Anus

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Append/o, appendic/o

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Appendix

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Bil/i

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Bile

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Cec/o

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Blind intestine, cecum

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Choledonch/o

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Common bile duct

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Col/o, colon/o

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Colon

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Cyst/o

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Bladder, sac

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Dent/o

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Teeth

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Duoden/o

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Twelve , duodenum

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Esophag/e , esophag/o

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Gullet, esophagus

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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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To roll, ileum

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Jejun/o

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Empty, jejunum

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Pancreat/o

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Sweetbread, pancreas

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Peps/o, pept/o

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Digestion

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Peritone/o

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To stretch over, peritoneum

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Proct/o

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Rectum or anus

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Pylor/o

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Pylorus

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Sial/o

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Saliva

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Sigm/o

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The letter s, sigmoid colon

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Stomat/o

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Mouth

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Digestion

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To divide, dissolve, or set in order

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Digestive system

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Converts food into a form the body can use for energy, growth, and repair

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Important functions of the digestive system

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Absorption of nutrients across the wall of the small intestine
Formation of solid waste, elimination from the body
Conservation of water

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Microbiata

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Bacteria

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Gastroenterologist

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Dr that treats stomach and intestinal diseases

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Proctologist

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Dr that treats the rectum

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Hepatobiliary

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Dr. That treats the diseases of the liver

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Oncologist

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Specialist in cancer

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Internal medicine

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Specialist that treats digestive disordes

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Jaundice

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Yellowish orange coloration of the skin, sclera of the eyes and deeper tissues is a sign of liver disease

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Nausea

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Dizziness that includes urge to vomit

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Reflux

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A backward flow of material in the GI tract

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Steatorrhea

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Abnormal levels of fat in the feces is a sign of digestive malfunction

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A-

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Without, absence of

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Dia-

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Through

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Dys-

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Bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

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Re-

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Back

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Flux/o

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Flow

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Halit/o

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Breath

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Peps/o, pept/o

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Digestion

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Phag/o

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Eat, swallow

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Steat/o

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Fat

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-algia

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Condition of pain

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-dynia

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Condition of pain

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-emeses

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Condition of blood

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-ia

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Condition of

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-megaly

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Abnormally large

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-osis

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Condition of

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-rrhea

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Discharge

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Aphagia

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Inability to swallow

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Ascites

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Accumulation of fluids within the peritoneal cavity that produces an enlarged abdomen

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Costipation

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Infrequent or incomplete bowel movement ( To press together)

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Diarrhea

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Watery fecal material ( discharge through)

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Dyspepsia

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Condition of difficult digestion

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty in swallowing

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Flatus

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A blowing ( gas or air)

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Gastrodynia

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Stomach pain

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Halitosis

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Bad breath

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Hematemesis

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Vomiting blood

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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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An-

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Without, absence of

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Dys-

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Bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

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Mal-

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Bad

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Cheil/o

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Lip

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Choledonch/o

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Common bile duct

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Cirrh/o

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Orange

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Col/o

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Colon

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Diverticul/o

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Diverticulum

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Duoden/o

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Twelve, duodenum

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Esophag/e

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Gullet, esophagus

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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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Lith/o

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Stone

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Orex/o

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Appetite

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Pancreat/o

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Sweetbread, pancreas

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Parot/o

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Parotid gland

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Pept/o

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Digestion

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Peritone/o

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To stretch over, peritoneum

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Polyp/o

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Small growth

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Proct/o

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Rectus or anus

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Sial/o

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Saliva

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Volv/o

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To roll

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-ectasis

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Expansion, dilation

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-ia

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Condition of

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-iasis

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Condition of

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflamation of

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Abnormally large

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-oid

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Resembling

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-Oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Condition of

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-pathy

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Disease

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-ptosis

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Drooping

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-sis

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State of

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-y

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Process of

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Anorexia nervous

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Nervous condition of absence of appetite

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Appendicitis

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Inflammation of the appendix

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Bulimia

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Ravenous hunger

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Cheilitis

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Inflammation of the lips

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Cholecystitis

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Bladder of gall

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Cholendochitis

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Inflammation of the common bile duct

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Cholelithiasis

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Condition of stones lodged within the gallbladder or bile ducts

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Cirrhosis

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Condition of orange ( liver disease)

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Cleft palate

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Opening in the upper lip

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Colitis

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Inflammation of the segment os the large intestine

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Colon cancer

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Cancer of the colon

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Colorectal cancer

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Cancer in parts of the colon

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Crohn’s disease

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Inflammation of any part of the GI tract that involves ulcerations, scar tissue formation and thickening adhesion of the organ

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Diverticulosis

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Small pouches called diverticula form on the wall of the colon

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Duodenal ulcer

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An ulcer or erosion in the wall of the duodenum of the small intestine

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Dysentery

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Difficult intestines ( an acute inflammation of the GI tract that is cause by bacteria

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Enteritis

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Inflammation of small or large intestines

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Esophagitis

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Inflammation of the esophagus

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Food borne illness

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Ingestion of food with bacteria like E. coli, salmonella and others

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Gastrectasis

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Abnormal stretching , or dilation of the stomach

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Stomach cancer

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Stomach cancer

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Gastric ulcer

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An ulcer or erosion in the wall of the stomach

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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach

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Gastroenteritis

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Inflammation of the stomach and small intestines

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Gastroenterocolitis

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Inflammation of the stomach, small intestines and colon

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Gastroesophageal

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A recurring backflow or reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus

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Gastromalacia

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The softening of the stomach wall

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Giardiasis

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Infection by the intestinal Protozoa giardia intestinal is or giardia lamblia

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Gingivitis

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Inflammation of the gums.

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Glossitis

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Inflammation of the tongue

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Hemorrhoids

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Varicose, or swollen, condition of the veins in the anus

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