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or/o

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mouth

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stomat/o

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mouth

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gloss/o

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tongue

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lingu/o

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tongue

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bucc/o

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cheek

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labi/o

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lip

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dent/o

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teeth

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odont/o

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teeth

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gingiv/o

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gums

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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pylor/o

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pylorus

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duoden/o

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duodenum (first part of small intestine)

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jejun/o

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jejunum (second part of small intestine)

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ile/o

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ileum (third part of small intestine)

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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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col/o

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colon

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colon/o

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colon

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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rect/o

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rectum

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proct/o

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annus, rectum

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an/o

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annus

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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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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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-emesis

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vomit

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-iasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-orexia

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appetite

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

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-prandial

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meal

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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dia-

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through, across

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peri-

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around

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sub-

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under, below

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gastroenterologist

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physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive disorders

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Ulcer

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circumscribed open sore on the skin or mucous membranes of the body

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perforation

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hole in the wall lining

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peritonitis

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inflammation of the peritoneum

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hernia

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protrusion of any organ, tissue, or structure through the wall of the cavity

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inguinal hernia

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develops in the groin area where the abdominal folds of flesh meet the thighs

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umbilical hernia

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protrusion of part of the intestine at the necrosis with a gangrene

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diaphragmatic hernia

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forms in the diaphragm region and is a congenital disorder

the lower part of the esophagus and the top of the stomach slide through the hiatus opening into the thorax

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hiatal hernia

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forms in the diaphragm region and is a congenital disorder

the lower part of the esophagus and the top of the stomach slide through the hiatus opening into the thorax

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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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results if Hiatal hernia goes untreated

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Hepatitis

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Inflammatory condition of the liver

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Hepatitis A

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most common form of hepatitis
Infectious hepatitis
ingestion of contaminated food, water, or milk

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Hepatitis B ( serum) &

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usually transmitted through other routes other than the mouth

blood transfusions or sexual contact

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jaundice

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yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes , and sclerae of the eyes

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Diverticulosis

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condition in which small, blister like , pockets develop in the inner lining if the large intestine

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Diverticulitis

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when the small blister like pockets are inflammed

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obstipation

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extreme contestation or diarrhea

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anorexia

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lack or loss of appetite, resulting in inability to eat

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appendicits

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inflammation of the appendix

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ascites

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

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cholelithiasis

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presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladders

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cirrhosis

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scarring and dysfunction of the liver caused by chronic liver disease

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chrons disease

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form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

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dysentery

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inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon, caused by ingesting water or food containing chemical irritants

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flatus

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gas In the GI tract

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gastroesphageal reflux

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back flow of gastric contents into the esophagus

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halitosis

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foul-smelling breath

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hematemsis

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vomiting of blood from bleeding in the stomach or esophagus

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hemorrhoids

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swollen varicose veins in the anorectal region categorized by external or internal

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intestinal obstruction

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partial or complete blockage of the bowel

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computed tomography

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imaging technique achieved by rotating an x-ray emitter around the area to be scanned and measuring intensity from different angles

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lower gastrointestinal series

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radiographic images of the rectum (barium enema)

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upper gastrointestinal series

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radiographic images of the esophagus and stomach (barium swallow)

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anastomosis

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surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow

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appendectomy

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excision of a diseased appendix using and open or laparoscopic procedure

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bariatric surgery

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group of procedures that treat morbid obesity, a condition that arises from severe accumulation of excess weight or fatty tissue

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colostomy

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surgical procedure in which a surgeon forms an opening by drawing the healthy end of the colon through incision

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polypectomy

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excision of a polyp

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nasogastric intubation

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insertion of a nasogastric tube through the nose into the stomach

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antacids

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counteract or neutralize acidity

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antidiarrheals

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control loose stools and relive diarrhea by absorbing excess water

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laxatives

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treat constipation

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proton pump inhibitors

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suppress basal and stimulated acid production

omeprazole

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BaE/BE

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barium enema

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BM

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bowel movement

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BMI

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body mass index

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GERD

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gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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HAV

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hepatitis A virus

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HBV

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hepatitis B virus

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HCV

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hepatitis C virus

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IBS

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irritable bowel syndrome

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NG

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nasogastric

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UGI

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upper gastrointestinal

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irritable bowel syndrome

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symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function

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malabsorption

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symptom complex of the small intestine characterized by the impaired passage of nutrients

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melena

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dark, tar like feces that containers digested blood from the esophagus or stomach

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obesity

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BMI over 30

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oral leukoplakia

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formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, lips, or cheek

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pyloric stenosis

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stricture or narrowing of the pyloric sphincter

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regurgitation

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a backward flow, as in he return of solids in fluids

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ulcerative colitis

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chronic inflammatory disease of the colon, commonly beginning in the rectum or sigmoid colon

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gastrointestinal endoscopy

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visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using a flexible instrument

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steatorrhea

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fatty feces

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non mechanical intestinal obstruction

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bowel muscle dies

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Volvulus

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intussusception

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telescoping of the bowel within itself

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NPO

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nothing by mouth

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