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Word List 7- Digestive System Flashcards

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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/o

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gall bladder

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choledonch/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 (first part of small intestine)

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enter/o

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intestine (usually refers to small intestine)

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esaphag/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

A

tongue

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hepat/o

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liver

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ile/o

A

ileum (third part of small intestine)

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jejun/o

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jejunum (second 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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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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pytal/o

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saliva

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pylor/o

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pylorus (opening from the stomach to the duodenum-first part of small 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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-orexia

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appetite

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-pepsia

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digestion

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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

38
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appendectomy

A

incision/removal of the appendix

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appendicitis

A

inflammation of the appendix

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ascites

A

accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

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cholecystectomy

A

removal/excision of the gallbladder

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cholecystitis

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inflammation of the gall bladder

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cholodochotomy

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incision of a bile vessel

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cholelithiasis

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abnormal condition of a gall stone

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cirrhosis

A

chronic degenerative liver disease

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Crohn’s disease

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a form of inflammatory bowel disease

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colectomy

A

removal/excision of the colon

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colonoscopy

A

visual examination of the colon

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colostomy

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forming an opening in the colon

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diverticulosis

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abnormal condition of small pouches (diverticula) in the intestinal wall

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diverticulitis

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inflammation/infection within diverticula (small pouches in the intestinal wall)

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dysentery

A

inflammation of the intestine (especially the colon)

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dyspepsia

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bad/painful/difficult digestion (indigestion)

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dysphagia

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bad/painful/difficult swallowing

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emesis

A

vomiting

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endoscopy

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visual examination of in/within (usually the stomach, esophagus, duodenum)

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guarding

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contraction of abdominal muscles/ discomfort when pressure applied to abdomen

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hematemesis

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vomiting blood

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hematochezia

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passage of bright red blood in the stool

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hemorrhoid

A

mass of enlarge varicose veins internal 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

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pertaining to below/under the tongue

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jaundice

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yellow coloration of the skin due to increased bilirubin in the blood

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laparoscopy

A

visual examination of the abdomen

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melena

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black “furry” colored stool, a 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 anus/rectum

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pytalism

A

overproduction of saliva

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sialorrhea

A

discharge, flow of saliva

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sublingual

A

below/under the tongue

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