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digestive Flashcards

1
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cirrh-

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yellow

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mal-

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bad

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poly-

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many, much

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4
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-emesis

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vomitting

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5
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-lith

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stone

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-orexia

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appetite

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8
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-pepsia

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digestion

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9
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-pexy

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surgical fixation (of an organ)

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10
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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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11
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-prandial

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meal

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12
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-ptosis

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prolapse, drooping

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13
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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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14
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an/o

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anus

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15
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append/o, appendic/o

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appendix

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16
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cec/o

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cecum

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17
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chol/e

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gall, bile

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18
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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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19
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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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20
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choledoch/o

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bile duct

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21
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col/o, colon/o

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colon

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22
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cyst/o

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sac, bladder

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23
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dent/o

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tooth

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24
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diverticul/o

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diverticulum

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25
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duoden/o

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duodenum

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26
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enter/o

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intestine

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27
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esophag/o

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esophagus

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28
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gastr/o

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stomach

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29
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gingiv/o

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gum

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30
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hepat/o

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liver

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31
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ile/o

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ileum

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32
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jejun/o

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jejunum

33
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lapar/o

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abdomen

34
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masticat/o

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chew

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orex/o

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appetite

36
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pancreat/o

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pancreas

37
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peritone/o

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peritoneum

38
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phren/o

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diaphragm

39
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polyp/o

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polyp, small growth

40
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prand/i

A

meal

41
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proct/o, rect/o

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rectum

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pylor/o

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pylorus, pyloric sphincter

43
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pyr/o

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fire

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

45
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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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steat/o

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fat

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verm/i

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worm

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GI

A

gastrointestinal

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APR

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abdominoperineal resection

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H. pylori

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Helicobacter pylori

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BE

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barium enema

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IBS

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irritable bowel syndrome

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LFT

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liver function tests (blood); checking for liver function/injury

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N&V

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nausea and vomiting

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EGD

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esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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ERCP

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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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PEG

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percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy

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EUS

A

endoscopic ultrasound

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UC

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ulcerative colitis

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FOBT

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fecal occult blood test

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UGI

A

upper gastrointestinal

62
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GERD

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gastroesophageal reflux disease

63
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carbohydrates

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the sugars, starches and fibers found in fruits, grains, vegetables, and milk products

64
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defensins

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the lysozyme enzyme and proteins which have antibacterial properties

65
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emulsification

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the process of breaking down the fat into smaller pieces which makes it easier for enzymes to function and digest food

66
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eructation

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the term used for belching

67
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exocrine

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to secrete externally, directly or through a duct

68
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fundus

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a part of a hollow organ

69
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gastroenterology

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medical specialty concerned with disorders of the digestive tract

70
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hemorrhoid

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varicose veins in the rectal region

71
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lacteals

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the lymphatic vessels of the small intestine which absorb digested fats

72
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malabsorption

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a disorder that occurs when people are unable to absorb nutrients from their diets

73
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maldigestion

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poor breakdown of food

74
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omentum

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fatty tissue that stretches over the abdomen, plays a role in immune response and the growth of certain cancers

75
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papillae

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surface elevations on the tongue that perceive taste

76
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pyloric sphincter

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a band of smooth muscle at the junction between the pylorus of the stomach and the duodenum the small intestine

77
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quadrate

A

a square or rectangular shape

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BIO100 unit 4 -- respiratory and digestion (2 decks)

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