Chapter 13 Digestive System Flashcards

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ad-

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toward

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ant-, anti-

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against

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dia-

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through

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dys-

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bad, abnormal

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pan-

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all, entire

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peri-

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around

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re-, retro-

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back

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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an/o

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anus

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append/o

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appendix, hang to

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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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celi/o

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abdomen

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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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choledoch/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, colon/o

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colon

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dent/o

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teeth

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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, esophag/o

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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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halit/o

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breath

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hemorrh/o

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likely to bleed

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hepat/o

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liver

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hern/o, herni/o

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rupture through weakened membrane

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ile/o

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ileum

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inguin/o

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groin

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jejun/o

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jejunum, empty

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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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lith/o

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stone

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or/o

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mouth

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palat/o

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palate of mouth

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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peps/o, pept/o

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digestion

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perine/o

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perineum

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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pharyng/o

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pharynx, throat

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polyp/o

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small growth, polyp

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proct/o

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rectum, anus

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pylor/o

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pylorus, gatekeeper

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rect/o

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rectum, straight

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rubin/o

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red pigment

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sial/o

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saliva

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sigmoid/o

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letter S

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spasm/o

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involuntary muscle contraction

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steat/o

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fat

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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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vag/o

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vagus nerve

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-cele

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swelling, hernia

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-centesis

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surgical aspiration of fluids

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emetic

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pertaining to vomiting

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-iasis

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condition of

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-malacia

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softening

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-pepsia

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condition of digestion

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-ptosis

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falling down, drooping

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-rrhaphy

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suturing

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-rrhea

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discharge of fluid

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-stomy

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surgical creation of opening

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Bile

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greenish fluid-digest fats

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cardia

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site of stomach that receives from esophagus

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cecum

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segment of large intestine (contains appendix)

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colon

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largest part of large intestine (includes ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon)

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Small intestine segments (3)

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duodenum, jejunum, and ileum

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esophagus

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muscular tube moves food by peristalsis from mouth to stomach

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lower esophageal sphincter

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ring-shaped muscle at border of esophagus

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Two main parts of Digestive System

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1)Gastrointestinal Tract-tube from mouth to anus 2)Accessory organs-salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas

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Peristalsis

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moves food by muscular contractions

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Four regions of stomach

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cardia, fundus, body, and pylorus

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Oral cavity

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mouth (palate, tongue, and uvula)

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pancreas

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secretes pancreatic juice (digestive enzymes)

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peritoneum

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membrane lining abdominal cavity

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rectum

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straight segment of large intestine (anus is opening)

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Aphagia

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inability to swallow

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ascites

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accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity

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dyspepsia

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indigestion

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dysphagia

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difficulty swallowing

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flatus

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gas trapped in GI tract or released through anus

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gastrodynia

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pain in stomach

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hyperbilirubinemia

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excessive levels of bile pigment bilirubin in blood

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jaundice

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yellowish staining of skin (eyes, deep tissues)

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reflux

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backward flux/flow of material in GI tract

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steatorrhea

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abnormal fat levels

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adhesion

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abnormal growth connecting two surfaces

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cholangioma

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tumor in bile duct

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cirrhosis

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chronic, progressive liver disease-hepatic cell failure

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Crohn’s disease

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inflammation of any part of GI tract-ulcerations of intestinal wall (autoimmune)

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dysentery

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inflammation of intestine-diarrhea, pain, fever, and dehydration (bacteria)

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Gastric Ulcer Cause

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Bacteria

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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backflow of stomach contents into esophagus

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giardiasis

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infection by intestinal protozoa (diarrhea, cramps, vomiting)

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hemorrhoids

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varicose (swelling) condition of veins in anus

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hiatal hernia

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protrusion of part of stomach upward through opening of diaphragm

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ileus

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obstruction of intestine

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inflammatory bowel disease

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wide range of symptoms-flatus to ulcerative colitis AND crohn’s disease

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inguinal hernia

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protrusion of loop of small intestine through abdominal wall in groin region

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intussusception

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infolding of segment of intestine within another segment

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irritable bowel syndrome

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disturbance of large intestine (diarrhea and constipation)

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peptic ulcer

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erosion in wall of stomach (gastric ulcer)

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polyp

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abnormal mass of tissue that projects outward from a wall

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polyposis

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presence of many polyps

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proctoptosis

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prolapse, falling downward of rectum through the anus

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strangulated hernia

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hernia that is constricted

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umbilical hernia

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protrusion of loop of intestine through abdominal wall

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volvulus

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twisting of intestine

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abdominoperineal resection

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surg. removal of colon and rectum

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antacid

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neutralized stomach acid

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antiemetic

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prevents/stops vomiting

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antispasmodic

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drug decreases peristalsis-arrest spasm/diarrhea

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barium enema

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contains barium-diagnostic test

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cathartic

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laxative-stimulates peristalsis

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choledocholithotomy

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incision into common bile duct-removal of stones

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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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endoscopic-visualize ducts of liver, gallbladder, pancreas

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endoscopic ultrasound

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images of intestinal wall-evaluate tumor

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esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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visual of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum with endoscope

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fecal occult blood test

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lab test-detect blood

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gastfic lavage

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cleansing of stomach

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gavage

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feeding tube

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GI endoscopy

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exam of GI tract with endoscope

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herniorrhaphy

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surg. repair of hernia

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stool culture and sensitivity

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collect fecal-microorganisms to detect pathogenic cause

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upper GI series

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diagnostic x-ray of stomach and duodenum (use of barium)

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vagotomy

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surg. dissection of vagus nerve

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GERD

A

gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

A

gastrointestinal

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IBD

A

inflammatory bowel disease

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IBS

A

irritable bowel syndrome

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N&V

A

nausea and vomiting

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UGI

A

upper GI series