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Chp 5- Digestive System Flashcards

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main functions of the GI system

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  • ingestion
  • digestion
  • absorption
  • elimination
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Parts of the oral cavity

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cheeks, lips, hard palate, soft palate, rugae, uvula, tongue, papillae, tonsils, gums, teeth, pharynx

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parts of tooth

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crown, root, enamel, dentin, pulp, gingiva, cementum, root canal, periodontal membrane

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parts of stomach

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lower esophageal sphincter (LES), Fundus, greater curvature, lesser curvature, rugae, body, antrum, pylorus, pyloric sphincter

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Parts of the digestive tract

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Esophagus, stomach, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anus

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parts of Large intestine

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Cecum, appendix, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anus

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Parts of liver, gallbladder, pancreas

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hepatic duct
cystic duct
common bile duct
pancreatic duct
duodenum

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What does pancreas produce

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insulin and enzymes

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amylase

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enzyme secreted by pancreas and salivary glands to digest starch

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bile

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digestive juice made in liver and stored in gallbladder; breaks up large fat globules; composed of bile pigments, cholesterol, and bile salts

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bilirubin

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pigment released by the liver in bile

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deglutition

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swallowing

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lipase

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pancreatic enzyme needed to digest fats

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mastication

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chewing

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parotid gland

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salivary glad w/in cheek, anterior to ear

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peristalsis

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rhythmic contractions of the tubular organs

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portal vein

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large vein bringing blood to the liver from the intestine

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protease

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enzyme that digests protein

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pylorus

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distal region of the stomach, opening to the duodenum

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rugae

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ridges on the hard palate and the wall of the stomach

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triglycerides

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fat molecules composed of 3 parts fatty acids and one part glycerol; subgroup of lipids

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an/o

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anus

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append/o, 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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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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col/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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33
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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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lower jaw, mandible

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odont/o

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tooth

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or/o

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palat/o

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pancreat/o

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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pharyng/o

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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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sialaden/o

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salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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stomat/o

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uvul/o

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amyl/o

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bil/i

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gall, bile

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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin (bile pigment)

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chol/e

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gall or bile

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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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glyc/o

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gluc/o

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glycogen/o

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glycogen, animal starch

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lip/o

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lith/o

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prote/o

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py/o

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary

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steat/o

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-ase

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-chezia

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defaction, elimination of wastes

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-prandial

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3 types of anastomoses (sutcures)

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end to end, end to side, side to side

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Anorexia

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lack of appetite

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ascites

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

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borborygmi (borborygmus)

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

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dysphagia

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difficulty in swallowing

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eructation (belching)

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gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth (sound)

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flatus

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gas expelled through the anus

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hematochezia

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passage of the fresh bright red blood from the rectum

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jaundice (icterus)

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yellow-orange colouration of the skin and whites of the eyes cause 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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steatorrhea

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fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smalling fecal matter

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aphthous stomatitis

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inflammation of the mouth with small painful ulcers (kanker sores)

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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 by infection with the herpes virus

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oral leukoplakia

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white plaques or patches

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periodontal disease

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inflammation and degeneration of the gums, teeth adn surrounding bone

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achalasia

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failure of the lower esophagus sphincter (LES) muscle to relax

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esophageal varices

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swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus

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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach (heart reflux)

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peptic ulcer

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open sore or lesion of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum

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hernia

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protrusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it

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anal fistula

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abnormal tubelike passageway near the anus

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colonic polyposis

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polyps protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon

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colorectal cancer

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adenocarcinoma of the colon or 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 side pockets (outpouchings) in the intestinal wall

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dysentery

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painful, inflamed intestines

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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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failure 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 intestine

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intussusception

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telescoping of the intestines

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IBD

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irritated bowel syndrome

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Ulcerative colitis

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chronic inflammation of the colon with the presence of ulcers

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volvulus

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twisting of the intestines on itself

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cirrhosis

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chronic degenerative disease of the liver

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

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liver cancer

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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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cholelithiasis

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gallstones in the gallbladder

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