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Digestive System Flashcards

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An/o

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Anus

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomin, abdominal

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Appendic/o

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Appendix

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-ase

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Enzyme

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Bil/i

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Bile

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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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Abdomen

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-cele

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Hernia

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Cheil/o

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Lip

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-chezia

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Defecation

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Chol/e

Chol/o

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Bile, gallbladder

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Cirrh/o

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Orange/yellow

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Col/o

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Large intestine, colon

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Dent/i
Dent/o
Dont/o

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Teeth

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Dia

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Through, throughout, completely

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Dupden/o

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Duodenum

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  • ectasia

- ectasis

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Vomiting

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End/o

Ent/o

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Within, inner, containing

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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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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Gingiv/o

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Gingivae, gums of the mouth

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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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Herni/o

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Rupture, protrusion of part of a structure through the tissue containing it

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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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Lips

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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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Lith/o

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Stone

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-lysis

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Release

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Or/o

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Mouth

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  • ostomy

- stomy

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Artificial or surgical opening

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-ostomy

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Incision into

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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-phagia

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Eating, devouring

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-plasty

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Technique involving molding or surgically forming

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Proct/o

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Rectum

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-rrhea

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Flowing, flux

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  • scope

- scopy

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Action involving the use of an instrument for viewing

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Sial/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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Splen/o

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Stomat/o

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Uvul/o

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Uvula, grape

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Viscer/o

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The viscera, internal organs

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Anastomosis

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Surgical connection of two tubular structures

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Anoscopy

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Procedure that uses a scope to examine the anus

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Bariatric Surgery

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Gastric restrictive procedures that are used to treat morbid obesity and are accomplished by placing a restrictive device around the stomach to decrease its functional size

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Barium Enema

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Radiographic contrast medium enhanced examination of the colon

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Biliary

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Gallbladder, bile, or bile duct

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Bypass

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To go around

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Calculus

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Concretion of mineral salts, also called a stone

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Cholangiography

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Radiographic recording of the bile ducts

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Cholangiopancreatography

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Radiographic recording of the biliary system and pancrease

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Cholecystectomy

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Surgical removal of the gallbladder

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Cholecystoenterostomy

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Creation of a connection between the gallbladder and intestine

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Cholecystography

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Radiographic recording of the gallbladder

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Colonoscopy

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Endoscopic examination of the entire colon that may include part of the terminal ileum.

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Colostomy

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Artificial opening between the colon and the abdominal wall

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Congenital

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Existing from birth

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Conscious (Moderate) Sedation

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A decreased level of consciousness in which the patient is not completely asleep

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Crohn’s Disease

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Regional enteritis

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Diaphragm

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Muscular wall that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities

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Diaphragmatic Hernia

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Hernia of the diaphragm

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Dilatation

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Diverticulum

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Protrusion of the intestinal wall

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Duodenography

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Radiographic recording of the duodenum, or the first part of the intestine

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Endoscopy

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Inspection of body organs or cavities through an existing opening or through a small incision

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Enterolysis

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Releasing of adhesions of intestine

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Epiglottidectomy

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Excision of the covering of the larnyx

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Eventration of Intestines

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Protrusion of the intestines through the abdominal wall

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Evisceration

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Pulling the viscera outside of the body through an incision

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Exenteration

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Major operation during which an organ and it’s adjacent structures are removed

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Exstrophy

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Condition in which an organ is turned inside out

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Exteriorization

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To expose an internal structure outside the body for observation, surgery, or experimentation, such creating a passage from the bladder to the abdominal wall

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Fistula

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Abnormal opening from one area to another area or outside of the body.

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Flouroscopy

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Procedure for viewing the interior of the body using x-rays and projecting the image onto a television screen

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Fulguration

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Use of electric current to destroy tissue

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Fundoplasty

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Repair of the bottom of an organ or muscle

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Gastrointestinal

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Pertaining to the stomach and the intestine

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Gastroplasty

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Operating on the stomach for repair or reconfiguration

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Gastrostomy

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Artificial opening between the stomach and the abdominal wall

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Hepatography

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Radiographic recording of the liver

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Hernia

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Organ or tissue protruding through the wall or cavity that usually contains it

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Hypogastric

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Lowest middle abdominal area

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Ileostomy

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Artificial opening between the ileum and the abdominal wall

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Incarcerated

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A constriction, irreducible hernia that may cause obstruction of the organ contained within the hernia

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Intussusception

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Slipping of one part of the intestine into another part

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Jejunostomy

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Artificial opening between the jejunum and the abdominal wall

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Laparoscopy

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Exploration of the abdomen and pelvic cavities using a scope placed through a small incision in the abdominal wall

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Lavage

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Washing out an organ

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Marsupialization

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Surgical procedure that creates an exterior pouch from an internal abscess

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Omentum

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Peritoneal connection between the stomach and the other internal organs

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Peritoneal

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Within the lining of the abdominal cavity

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Peritoneoscopy

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Visualization of the abdominal cavity using a scope placed through a small incision in the abdominal wall

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Polyp

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Tumor on a pedicle that bleeds easily and may become malignant

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Proctosigmoidoscopy

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Endoscopic examination of the sigmoid colon and rectum

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Reanastomosis

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Reconnection of a previous connection between two places organs or spaces

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Rectocele

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Herniation of the rectal wall through the posterior wall of the vagina

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Reducible

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Able to be corrected or put back into a nonalcoholic position

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Sialolithotomy

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Surgical removal of a stone located in the salivary gland or duct

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Varices

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Varicose veins

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Volvulus

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Twisted section of intestine

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