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Digestion Flashcards

1
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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Dent/o, Dent/i, Odont/o

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Tooth, Teeth

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Gingiv/o

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Gum (Gingiva)

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Gloss/o, Lingu/o (Language)

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Tongue

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5
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Gnath/o

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Jaw

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Labi/o

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Lip

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7
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Or/o, Stoma, Stomat/o

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Mouth

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Palat/o

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Palate

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Sial/o

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Saliva, Salivary Duct, Salivary Gland

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10
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Bili

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Bile

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Chol/e, Chol/o

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Bile, Gall

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Col/o, Colon/o

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Colon

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Rect/o, Proct/o

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Rectum

20
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Loss of appetite; induced refusal or inability to eat (not eating)

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Anorexia

21
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Inability or difficulty swallowing

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Aphagia

22
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Accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

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Ascites

23
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Clenching and grinding of teeth; usually during deep sleep

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Bruxism

24
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Excessive insatiable appetite; characterized by over-eating flowed by induced vomiting, diarrhea or fasting

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Bulimia

25
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Profound ill heath, malnutrition and wasting

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Cachexia

26
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Inability to absorb foods containing gluten; caused by an excess immune response to gluten

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Celiac Disease

27
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Inflammation of the Gallbladder

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Cholecystitis

28
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Chronic liver disease with degeneration of liver tissue

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Cirrhosis

29
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A chronic inflammatory disease of the GI tract usually involving the ileum and colon, causing pain, diarrhea, abscess and often formation of a fistula

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Crohn’s disease

30
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Frequent passage of watery bowel movements

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Diarrhea

31
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Inflammation of diverticula (small pouches) in wall of the digestive tract, especially the colon

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Diverticulitis

32
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Vomiting

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Emesis

33
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Abnormal passageway between two organs or from an organ to the body surface

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Fistula

34
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Inflammation of the stomach and instestines

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Gastroentritis

35
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Condition caused by reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus resulting in heartburn, regurgitation, inflammation and possible damage to esophagus; caused by weakness of the lower esophageal sphinter

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GERD (Gastroesphageal Reflux Disease)

36
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Varicose veins in the rectum associated with pain, bleeding, and sometimes prolapse of the rectum

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Hemorrhoids

37
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A protrusion of the stomach through opening (hiatus) in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes

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Hiatal Hernia

38
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Inflammation of the liver; mostly commonly viral

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Hepatitis

39
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Chronic stress-related disease characterized by diarrhea, constipation and pain associated with rhythmic intestinal contractions; mucous colitis; spastic colon

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IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

40
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Blood present in such small amounts it can only be detected microscopically or chemically; in feces, a sign of intestinal bleeding

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Occult Blood

41
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A lesion in the mucous membrane of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum caused by the action of gastric juice

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Peptic Ulcer

42
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Inflammation of membrane lining abdominal cavity and covering abdominal organs; from perforated ulcer, ruptured appendix or reproductive tract infection

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Peritonitis

43
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Caused by stomach’s failure to secrete intrinsic factor, a substance needed for absorption of B12

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Pernicious Anemia

44
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A tumour that grows on a stalk and bleeds easily

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Polyp

45
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A fungal infection of mouth and/or throat caused by Candida; appears as a mucosal white patches or ulcers

A

Thrush

46
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Chronic ulceration of rectum and colon; cause unknown but may involve autoimmunity

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Ulcerative Colitis

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