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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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-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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Append/o-

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Appendix; small structure hanging from a larger structure

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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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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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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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-osis

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Condition; process

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Hemat/o-

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Eme/o-

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Emet/o-

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Regurgitat/o-

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Backward flow

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Pept/o-

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Aden/o-

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Carcin/o-

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-oma

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Mass; tumor

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Operat/o-

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Perform a procedure; surgery

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Intussucept/o-

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Receive within

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Mal-

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Bad; inadequate

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Rotat/o-

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-itis

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Infection of; inflammation of

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Col/o-

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Dys-

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Abnormal; difficult; painful

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-entery

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Condition of the intestine

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-pathy

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Celi/o-

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Ulcerat/o-

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Spast/o-

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-cele

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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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Rub/o-

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Bili/o-

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Bile; gall

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-in

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Cholecyst/o-

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Gallbladder

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Pancreat/o-

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Kin/o-

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Emulsific/o-

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Liquid with suspended particles

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Hydr/o-

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Water; fluid

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Chlor/o-

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-gen

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That which produces

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Pepsin/o-

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Peps/o-

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Amyl/o-

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Carbohydrate; starch

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-ase

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Lact/o-

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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

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Jejunum

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Second part of the small intestine

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Duodenum

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First part of the small intestine

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Fundus

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Round top part of the stomach

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Mastication

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Process of chewing

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Deglutition

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Process of swallowing

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Rugae

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Deep folds in the gastric mucosa that expands to accommodate food

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Mucosa

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Muscle membrane that lines the gastrointestinal system and produces thin mucus

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Cardia

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First part of the stomach after the esophagus

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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

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Anti-

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Dia-

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Complete; completely through

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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Rrhe/o-

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Discharge; flow

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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

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Supposit/o-

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Placed beneath

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Per-

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Throughout

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-plasty

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Process of reshaping by surgery

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Herni/o-

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Lapar/o-

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Lith/o-

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Nas/o-

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-centesis

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procedure to puncture

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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Anastom/o-

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create an opening between two structures

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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

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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

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Three parts of the small intestine

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Duodenum; jejunum; ileum

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4 parts of the large intestine

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Cecum; colon; rectum; anus

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Haustra

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

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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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