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Module 6: Digestive System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Or/o, Stomat/o, stom/a

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mouth

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Gloss/o, lingu/o, lingu/a, glott/o

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tongue

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Cheil/o, labi/o

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lip

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Dent/o, 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, esophago/eal

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esophagus

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Pharyng/o

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pharynx

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gastr/o

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stomach

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Intestin/o, Enter/o

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Intestine

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Append/o, Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Col/o, Colon/o, Colo

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Colon

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon

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Rect/o, Proct/o

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Rectum

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An/o, Proct/o

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Anus

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Hepat/o, hepatic-

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liver

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Pancreat/o

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pancreas

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Chol/e

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Bile

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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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-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, phage

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swallowing, eating

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ulcer

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open sore on skin or mucous membrane

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hernia

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protrusion of any organ, tissue or structure thru the wall of the cavity where it should be contained

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diverticula

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small, blister-like pockets that develop in the inner lining of the large intestines

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ascites

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

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borborygmus

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rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance & caused by passage or pass thru the liquid contents of the intestine

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colic

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spasm in a hollow organ, especially the colon, accompanied by pain

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dysentery

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inflammation of the intestine (especially the colon) caused by ingesting toxins, irritants or pathogens

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peristalsis

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progressive, wavelike, involuntary movements in the GI tract

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Bucc/o

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cheek

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lapar/o

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abdomen wall, flank

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-phago

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eating, devouring

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Col/o, colon/o, sigmoid/o

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all parts of the large intestine

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duoden/o, enter/o, jejun/o, ile/o

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all parts of the small intestine

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