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Digestive System Flashcards

1
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Aphagia

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Inability to swallow

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Bariatric

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Pertaining to the prevention and control of obesity

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Biliary

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Pertaining to bile

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Buccal

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Pertaining to the cheek

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5
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Cholecystectomy

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Surgical excision of the gallbladder

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Cholecystitis

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Inflammation of the gallbladder

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Colectomy

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Excision of part of the colon

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Colonoscopy

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Examination of the colon; may include examination of of the terminal ileum with an endoscope

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Diverticulitis

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Inflammation of one or more diverticulum

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Diverticulosis

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Presence of a number of diverticula of the intestine

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Diverticulum

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Small pouches that protrude from the wall of a hollow organ or structure; most common in the lower portion of the intestinal tract; increasingly common with age

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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13
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Epigastric

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Region above the stomach

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14
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Esophageal

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Pertaining to the esophagus

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15
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Gastralgia

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Pain in the stomach

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16
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Gastroenterologist

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Physician who specializes in gastrointestinal system

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Hematemesis

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Vomiting blood

18
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Herniotomy

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Incision into a hernia

19
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Ileostomy

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Creating an opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum

20
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Laparotomy

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Surgical incision into the abdomen

21
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Pancreatitis

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Inflammation of the pancreas

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Pharyngeal

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Pertaining to the pharynx

23
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Rectocele

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Herniation of the rectum into the vagina

24
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Sigmoidoscope

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Instrument used to view the sigmoid

25
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Sphincter

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A muscular ring around a lumen or hollow structure

26
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Splenomegaly

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Enlarged spleen

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Splenorrhaphy

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Repair of the spleen

28
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Stomatitis

A

Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth

29
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Sublingual

A

Hypoglossal; below or beneath the tongue

30
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Transoral

A

Through the mouth

31
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Warthin’s tumor

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A tumor found in the salivary gland

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