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Med Term Ch 5 Flashcards

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Cheilitis

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Inflammation of the lips

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Cheiloplasty

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Plastic surgery of the lips

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Colic

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Relating to the colon

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Colitis

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Inflammation of the colon

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Colostomy

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Establishment of an artificial cutaneous opening into the colon

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Dentalgia

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Toothache

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Enterocele

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Intestinal hernia in abdominal cavity

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Enteroclysis

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Radiography of the small intestine

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Enterotoxin

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A cytotoxin (cell poison) specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa

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Esophagogastroscopy

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Medical examination of the esophagus and stomach

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Gastrectasia

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Dilation of the stomach

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Gastrorrhagia

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Hemorrhage from the stomach

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Gingivectomy

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Surgical resection of unsupported gingival (gum) tissue

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Gingivoglossitis

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Inflammation of both the tongue and gingival (gum) tissue

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Glossospasm

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Spasmodic contraction of the tongue

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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of the lliver

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Hepatomegaly

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Enlargement of the liver

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Hepatorrhagia

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Hemorrhage of the lliver

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Hypoglossal

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Below the tongue

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Pancreatectomy

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Excision of the pancreas

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Proctoclysis

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Slow, continuous administration of saline solution by instillation into the rectum and sigmoid colon

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Proctoscopy

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Visual examination of the rectum and anus, as with a proctoscope

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Rectal

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Relating to the rectum

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Stomatitis

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Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth

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Stomatorrhagia

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Bleeding from the gums or other part of the oral cavity

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