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lip/ase

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enzyme that breaks down fat

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lact/ase

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enzyme breaks down lactose

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pancre/ase

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enzyme secreted by pancreas

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amyl/ase

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enzyme that breaks down starch

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chol/e/lith/iasis

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disease condition; presence of stone in gallbladder

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trich/o/monon/iasis

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infestation with trichomonads (STD)

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monialiasis

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infestation with yeast

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elephantiasis

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infestation with filarial worms causing enlargement and thickening of tissue

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obese

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having excessive body fat

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lipid

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substance that includes fats, waxes, phospholipids, and related compounds

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diverticul/osis

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condition of pouches that develop in colon wall

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gastr/o/stomy

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opening in stomach through abdomen for feeding

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colon/o/stomy

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create an opening into the colon from the abdominal wall

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dys/pepsia

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poor digestion

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pep/tic

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relating to the action of digestive juices

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dys/phagia

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difficult swallowing

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aer/o/phagy

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air swallowing

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cyt/o/phagy

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ingestion of cells by phagocytes

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onych/o/phagia

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nail biting

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brady/phagia

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eating slowly

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tachy/phagia

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eating fast

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trich/o/phagy

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hair swallowing

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proct/o/plegia

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paralysis of rectum and anus

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gastr/o/rrhagia

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stomach hemorrhage

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encephal/o/rrhagia

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brain hemorrhage

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proct/o/rrhaphy

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suture of rectum and anus

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arteri/o/rrhaphy

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suturing of an artery

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ureter/o/rrhaphy

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suturing of a ureter

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dia/rrhea

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discharge flow

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stomat/o/rrhea

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discharge from the mouth

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enter/o/rrhexis

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rupture of intestine

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crani/o/tomy

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cut hole in skull

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derm/a/tome

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surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin

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gastr/o/duoden/o/stomy

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form new opening between stomach and duodenum

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neur/o/tripsy

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surgical crushing of nerve

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eu/pepsia

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easy digesting

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eu/kinesi/a

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painless movement

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eu/esthesi/a

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good sensation

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mal/odor/ous

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having a bad odor

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mal/nutrition

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poor nutrition

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mal/position

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poor placement or placement

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mal/absorption

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poor absorption of nutrients

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mal/aise

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general feeling of illness or poor

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mal/formation

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poorly formed

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an/al

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pertaining to anus

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an/o/rect/al

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pertaining to anus and rectum

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appendic/itis

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inflammation of the appendix

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append/ectomy

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surgical removal of the appendix

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bar/iatrics

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medical practice that specializes in obesity

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bil/i/rubin

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yellow bile pigment from breakdown of worn out red blood cells

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bil/i/ary

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carry bile

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carb/o/hydrates

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contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

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gluc/ose

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most simple carbohydrate

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cheil/itis

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inflammation fo the lips

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cheil/o/plasty

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surgical repair of the lips

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chole/cyst/o/gram

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x-ray of gallbladder

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cholecyst/o/graphy

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process of taking x-ray of gallbladder

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cholecyst/itis

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inflammation of gallbladder

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cholescyst/ostomy

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incision into gallbladder

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cholecyst/ectomy

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removal of gallbladder

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col/ic

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pertaining to colon

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col/itis

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inflammation of colon

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col/o/stomy

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opening into colon from abdominal wall where fecal matter passes into a bag

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colon/o/scopy

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a complete exam of colon with scope

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col/ectomy

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surgical removal of part/all of colon

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col/o/rrhexis

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rupture of colon

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cyst/o/scopy

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examination of the bladder

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cyst/itis

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inflammation of the bladder

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cyst/o/rrhaphy

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suture of a wound, injury or rupture in the bladder

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esophag/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scopy

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examination of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum with a scope

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duoden/o/tomy

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incision into duodenum

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gastr/o/duoden/ostomy or duoden/ostomy

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new opening between stomach and duodenum

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esophag/o/duoden/o/stomy

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new opening between esophagus and the duodenum

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enter/itis

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inflammation of the intestine

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gastr/o/enter/o/logy

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study of diseases of stomach/intestine (internal medicine)

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dys/enter/y

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disorder of intestine with inflammation, pain and diarrhea

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enter/o/cele

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hernia of intestine

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enter/ic

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pertaining to small intestine

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enter/o/scope

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instrument used to examine small intestine

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enter/o/rrhagia

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hemorrhage of small intestine

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esophag/eal

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pertaining to the esophagus

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esophag/o/gastr/ic or gastr/o/esophag/eal

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pertaining to the esophagus and stomach

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hyper/esthesi/a

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condition of heightened sensation

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esthesi/o/meter

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an instrument for measuring sensory discrimination

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esophag/o/gastr/ic

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pertaining to the esophagus and stomach

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gastr/o/esophag/eal

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pertaining to the esophagus and stomach

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gastr/itis

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inflammation in the stomach

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gastr/algia

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stomach pain

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gastr/o/tomy

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incision into stomach

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gastr/ectomy

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surgical removal of the stomach

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gastr/ic

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pertaining to the stomach

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gastr/o/enter/ic

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pertaining to the stomach and small intestine

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gingiv/al

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pertaining to the gums

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gingiv/itis

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inflammation of the gums

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gingiv/algia

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gum pain

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gingiv/o/plasty

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surgical repair of the gums

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gloss/itis

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inflammation of the tongue

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gloss/ectomy

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excision of the tongue

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gloss/algia

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pain in tongue

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gloss/al

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pertaining to the tongue

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hypo/gloss/al

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pertaining to located under the tongue

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gloss/o/plegia

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paralysis of the tongue

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hepat/o/rrhagia

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hemorrhage of the liver

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hepat/ic

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pertaining to liver

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hepat/o/megaly

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enlarged liver

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hepat/o/pathy

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disease of liver

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hepat/o/tomy

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incision into liver

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hepat/ectomy

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removal of portion of liver

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hepat/o/cele

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hernia of liver

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hepat/itis

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inflammation of the liver

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hepat/o/scopy

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processof using a scope to examine the liver

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hepat/o/rrhaphy

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suture of the liver

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ile/o/cec/al

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valve between ileum and ascending colon

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ile/itis

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inflammation of the ileum

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ile/o/col/itis

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inflammation of the ileum and colon (Crohn’s disease)

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jejun/o/ile/itis

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inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum

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pancreat/o/lith

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stone in pancreas

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hepat/o/lith

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stone in liver

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lith/o/logy

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study of calculi or stones

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lith/o/genesis

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producing or forming stones

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lith/o/genic

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pertaining to develop of stones

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lith/o/tomy

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incision to remove stone

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lith/o/meter

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instrument to measure size of stone

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lith/iasis

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formation of stony concretions in teh body

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lith/o/tripsy

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surgical crushing of a stone

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chol/e/lith

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gall stones

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cholelith/otomy

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incision into gallbladder

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lingu/al

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adjective form of tongue

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sub/lingu/al

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under teh tongue

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obes/ity

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quality of being overweight

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pancreat/ic

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pertaining to pancreas

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pancreat/o/lysis

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destruction of the pancreatic tissue

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pancreat/o/pathy

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disease of pancreas

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pancreat/otomy

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incision into pancreas

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pancreatectomy

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excision of pancreas

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phag/o/cyte

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cell that eats microorganisms

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phag/o/cyt/osis

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condition of cells eating microorganisms

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pharyng/itis

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inflammation of pharynx

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dys/phoria

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a state of feeling unwell or unhappy

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eu/phor/ia

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feeling good

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proct/o/log/ist

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one who studies diseases of rectal area

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proct/o/logy

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study of disease of rectal area

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proct/o/scope

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instrument used to examine the rectum

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proct/o/scopy

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examination of rectum with scope

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hemorrhoids

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dilated veins in the rectum

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hemorrhoid/ectomy

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surgical removal of hemorrhoids

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rect/al

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pertaining to rectum

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rect/o/cele

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hernia of rectum

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rect/o/scope

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instrument used to examine rectum

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rect/o/scopy

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process of examining rectum

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rect/o/scopic

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type of rectal exam (adj)

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rect/o/plasty

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surgical repair of rectum

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rect/o/rrhaphy

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suturing of the rectum

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sigmoid/o/scopy

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exam of sigmoid colon

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sigmoid/o/scope

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instrument used for viewing the colon

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splen/ectomy

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removal of spleen

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splen/o/megaly

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enlarged spleen

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splen/o/pathy

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disease of spleen

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splen/o/rrhaphy

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suture of spleen

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splen/algia

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pain in spleen

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splen/ic

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pertaining to the spleen

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stomat/agia

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pain in mouth

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stomat/itis

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inflammation of the mouth

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stomat/o/plasty

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surgical repair of the mouth

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stomat/o/scope

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instrument used to examine the mouth

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stomat/o/scopy

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process of examining the mouth

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stomatorrhea

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discharge from the mouth

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trichophagy or trich/o/phagia

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hair eating/swallowing

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