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an/o

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anus

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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bucc/o

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cheek

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cec/o

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cecum

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celi/o

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belly, abdomen

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cheil/o

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lip

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choledoch/o

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gallbladder

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col/o

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colon

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colon/o

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colon

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dent/i

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tooth

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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enter/o

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intestines, usually small intestine

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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faci/o

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face

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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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ileum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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labi/o

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lip

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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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mandibul/o

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mandible

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odont/o

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tooth

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or/o

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mouth

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palat/o

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palate

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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peritone/o

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peritonium

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pharyng/o

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throat

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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pylor/o

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pyloric sphincter

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rect/o

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rectum

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sialaden/o

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salivary gland

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sigmoid

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sigmoid colon

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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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amyl/o

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starch

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bil/i

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bile, gall

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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin

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chol/e

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gall, bile

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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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gluc/o

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sugar

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glyc/o

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sugan

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glycogen/o

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glycogen, animal starch

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lip/o

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fat, lipid

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lith/o

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stone

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prote/o

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protein

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py/o

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pus

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

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steat/o

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fat

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-ase

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enzyme

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-chezia

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defecation, elimination of waste

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-prandial

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meal

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anorexia

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loss of appetite

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ascites

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

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borborygmus

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rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid or both in the GI tract

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constipation

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difficulty passing stools

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diarrhea

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frequent passing of loose, watery stools

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dysphagia

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difficulty in swallowing

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eructation

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burping

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flatus

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farting

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hematochezia

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passage of fresh, bright blood from the rectum

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jaundice

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yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood

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melena

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black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood

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nausea

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Unpleasant sensation in the stomach associated with a tendency to vomit

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steatorrhea

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fat in the feces, frothy, foul-smelling feces

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aphthous stomatitis

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Inflammation of the mouth with small, painful ulcers

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dental caries

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tooth decay

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herpetic stomatitis

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Inflammation of the mouth caused by infection with the herpesvirus

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oral leukoplakia

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while plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth

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periodontal disease

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inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth, and surrounding bone.

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Achalasia

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Failure of the lower esophagus sphincter muscle to relax

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Esophageal cancer

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Malignant tumor of the esophagus

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Esophageal varices

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Swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus

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Gastric cancer

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Malignant tumor of the stomach

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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Solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach

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Hernia

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Protrusion of an organ or part through the tissues and muscles normally containing it

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Peptic ulcer

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Open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum

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Anal fistula

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Abnormal tube-like passageway near the anus

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Colonic polyps

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Polyps (benign growths) protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon

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Colorectal cancer

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Adenocarcinoma of the colon, rectum or both.

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Crohn disease

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Chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract

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diverticulosis

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Abnormal outpouching (diverticula) in the intestinal wall of the colon.

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dysentery

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painful, inflamed intestines commonly caused by bacterial infection

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hemorrhoids

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Swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region.

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ileus

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loss of peristalsis with resulting obstruction of the intestines

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inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

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Inflammation of the colon and small intestines

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intussusception

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telecscoping of the intestines.

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irritable bowel syndrome

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Group of GI symptoms (abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation), but without abnormalities in the intestines.

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ulcerative colitis

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Chronic inflammation of the colon with presence of ulcers.

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volvulus

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Twisting of the intestine on itself

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Cholelithiasis

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Gallstones in the gallbladder

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cirrhosis

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Chronic degenerative disease of the liver.

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pancreatic cancer

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malignant tumor of the pancreas

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pancreatitis

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inflammation of the pancreas

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viral hepatitis

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Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus

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