Word List 7 Flashcards by Asa Roberts

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an/o

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anus

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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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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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cholecyst

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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bile duct

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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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dent/o

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teeth

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duoden/o

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duodenum (1st par of small intestine)

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enter/o

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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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gums

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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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ile/o

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ileum (3rd part of small intestine)

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jejun/o

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jejunum (2nd part of small intestine)

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lingu/o

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tongue

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odont/o

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teeth

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or/o

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mouth

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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proct/o

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anus, rectum

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ptyal/o

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saliva

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pylor/o

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pylorus (opening b/w stomach & intestine)

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rect/o

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rectum

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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stomat/o

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mouth

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-orexia

A

appetite

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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

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-prandial

A

meal

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hemat-

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blood

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appendectomy

A

removal of the appendix

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appendicitis

A

inflammation of the appendix

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ascites

A

fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity

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cholecystectomy

A

removal of the gallbladder

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cholecystitis

A

inflammation of the gallbladder

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choledochotomy

A

incision of a bile duct

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cholelithiasis

A

abnormal condition of gall stones

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cirrhosis

A

chronic liver degeneration disease

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Crohn’s disease

A

a form of IBD

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colectomy

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removal of the colon

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colonoscopy

A

visual examination of the colon

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colostomy

A

forming an opening in the colon

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diverticulosis

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abnormal condition of small pouches in the intestinal wall

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diverticulitis

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inflammation of diverticula (pouches in the intestinal wall)

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dysentery

A

inflammation of the colon/intestine

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dyspepsia

A

difficulty digesting (indigestion)

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dysphagia

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difficulty swallowing

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emesis

A

vomiting

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endoscopy

A

visual examination within

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guarding

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contraction of abdominal muscles/discomfort when pressure is applied

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hematemesis

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vomiting blood

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hematochezia

A

bright red blood in stool

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hemmorrhoid

A

mass of enlarged veins within or external to the rectum

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hepatitis

A

inflammation of the liver

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hepatomegaly

A

enlargement of the liver

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hypoglossal

A

pertaining to under the tongue

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jaundice

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yellow skin due to increased bilirubin in the blood (liver disease)

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laparoscopy

A

visual examination of the abdomen

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melena

A

black colored stool, sign of GI bleeding

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pancreatitis

A

inflammation of the pancreas

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postprandial

A

after a meal

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proctologist

A

specialist in the study of the rectum

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ptyalism

A

overproduction of saliva

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sialorrhea

A

discharge of saliva

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sublingual

A

under the tongue