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1
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Gastr/o-

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Stomach

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Intestin/o-

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Intestine

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Digest/o-

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Break down food; digest

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-Ive

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Pertaining to

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Aliment/o-

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Food; nourishment

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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Or/o-

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Mouth

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Lingu/o-

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Tongue

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Gustat/o-

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Sense of taste

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-ory

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Having the function of

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Saliv/o-

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Saliva

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Sial/o-

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Saliva; salivary gland

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Gloss/o-

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Tongue

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Par-

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Beside

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-id

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Origin; resembling; source

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Sub-

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Below; underneath

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Mandibul/o-

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Lower jaw; mandible

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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Mastic/o-

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Chewing

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-ation

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Being; having; process

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Degluti/o-

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Swallowing

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-tion

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Being; having; process

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Pharyng/o-

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Pharynx; throat

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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Esophag/o-

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Esophagus

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Peri-

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Around

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Stal/o-

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Contraction

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29
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-sis

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Condition; process

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Pylor/o-

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Pylorus

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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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Cec/o-

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Cecum

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36
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Append/o-

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Appendix; small structure hanging from a larger structure

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37
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-ix

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Thing

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Appendic/o-

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Appendix

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Colon/o-

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Colon

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Rect/o-

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Rectum

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Proct/o-

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Rectum and anus

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An/o-

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Anus

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43
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Pelv/o-

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Hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis

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Peritone/o-

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Peritoneum

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Meso/o-

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Middle

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Enter/o-

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Intestine

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47
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Celi/o-

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Abdomen

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48
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Pyrosis

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Heartburn

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Pyr/o-

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Burning; fire

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50
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-osis

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Condition; process

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51
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Hemat/o-

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Blood

52
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Eme/o-

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Vomiting

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Emet/o-

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Vomiting

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Regurgitat/o-

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Backward flow

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Pept/o-

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Digestion

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Aden/o-

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Gland

57
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Carcin/o-

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Cancer

58
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-oma

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Mass; tumor

59
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Operat/o-

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Perform a procedure; surgery

60
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Intussucept/o-

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Receive within

61
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Mal-

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Bad; inadequate

62
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Rotat/o-

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Rotate

63
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-itis

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Infection of; inflammation of

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Col/o-

A

Colon

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Dys-

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Abnormal; difficult; painful

66
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-entery

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Condition of the intestine

67
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-pathy

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Disease

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Celi/o-

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Abdomen

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Ulcerat/o-

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Ulcer

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Spast/o-

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Spasm

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-cele

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Hernia

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Sigmoid/o-

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Sigmoid colon

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Periton/o-

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Peritoneum

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Verd/o-

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Green

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Rub/o-

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Red

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Bili/o-

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Bile; gall

77
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-in

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Substance

78
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Cholecyst/o-

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Gallbladder

79
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Pancreat/o-

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Pancreas

80
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Kin/o-

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Movement

81
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Emulsific/o-

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Liquid with suspended particles

82
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Hydr/o-

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Water; fluid

83
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Chlor/o-

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Chloride

84
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-gen

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That which produces

85
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Pepsin/o-

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Pepsin

86
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Peps/o-

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Digestion

87
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Amyl/o-

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Carbohydrate; starch

88
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-ase

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Enzyme

89
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Lact/o-

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Milk

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Lip/o-

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Fat; lipid

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Fec/o-

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Feces; stool

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De-

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Reversal of; without

93
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Jejunum

A

Second part of the small intestine

94
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Duodenum

A

First part of the small intestine

95
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Fundus

A

Round top part of the stomach

96
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Mastication

A

Process of chewing

97
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Deglutition

A

Process of swallowing

98
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Rugae

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Deep folds in the gastric mucosa that expands to accommodate food

99
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Mucosa

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Muscle membrane that lines the gastrointestinal system and produces thin mucus

100
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Cardia

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First part of the stomach after the esophagus

101
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Chyme

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Semisolid mixture of partially digested food, saliva, digestive enzymes, and fluids in the stomach and small intestines

102
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Anti-

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Against

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Dia-

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Complete; completely through

104
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-tic

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Pertaining to

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Rrhe/o-

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Discharge; flow

106
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Bi/o-

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Living organism; life; living tissue

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-ory

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Having the function of

108
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Supposit/o-

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Placed beneath

109
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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal

110
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Per-

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Throughout

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-plasty

A

Process of reshaping by surgery

112
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Herni/o-

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Hernia

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Lapar/o-

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Abdomen

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Lith/o-

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Stone

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Nas/o-

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Nose

116
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-centesis

A

procedure to puncture

117
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-opsy

A

process of viewing

118
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Anastom/o-

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create an opening between two structures

119
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Biopsy

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Procedure to remove a small piece of tissue from an ulcer, polyp, mass or tumor. Examined under a microscope to look for abnormal or cancer cells

120
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resect/o-

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cut out; remove

121
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3 pairs of salivary glands

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Parotid glands
Sublingual glands
Submandibular glands

122
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Three parts of the small intestine

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Duodenum; jejunum; ileum

123
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4 parts of the large intestine

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Cecum; colon; rectum; anus

124
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Haustra

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Puckered pouches on the walls of the large intestine, that expand

125
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4 parts of the colon

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Ascending colon;
Transverse colon;
Descending colon;
Sigmoid colon

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