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word list 7: digestive system Flashcards

1
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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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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 (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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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

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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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

A

saliva

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pylor/o

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pylorus (opening from the stomach to the duodenum)

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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

A

digestion

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-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

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-prandial

A

meal

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hemat-

A

blood

37
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appendectomy

A

removal/excision of the appendix

38
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appendicitis

A

inflammation of the appendix

39
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ascites

A

accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

40
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cholecystectomy

A

excision/removal of the gallbladder

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cholecystitis

A

inflammation of the gallbladder

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cholelithiasis

A

abnormal condition of a gall stone

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cirrhosis

A

chronic degenerative liver disease

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Chron’s Disease

A

a form of inflammatory bowel disease

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colectomy

A

excision/removal of the colon

46
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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

A

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

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diverticulitis

A

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

A

bad/painful/difficult digestion (indigestion)

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dysphagia

A

bad/painful/difficult swallowing

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emesis

A

vomiting

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endoscopy

A

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

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guarding

A

contraction of abdominal muscles/discomfort when pressure applied to abdomen

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hematemesis

A

vomiting blood

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hematochezia

A

passage of bright red blood in the stool

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hemorrhoid

A

mass of enlarged varicose veins internal or external to the rectum

59
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hepatitis

A

inflammation of the liver

60
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hepatomegaly

A

enlargement of the liver

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hypoglossal

A

pertaining to below/under the tongue

62
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jaundice

A

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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melana

A

black “tarry” colored stool, a sign of GI bleeding

65
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pancreatitis

A

inflammation of the pancreas

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postprandial

A

after a meal

67
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proctologist

A

specialist in the study of the anus/rectum

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ptyalism

A

overproduction of saliva

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sialorrhea

A

discharge/flow of saliva

70
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sublingual

A

below/under the tongue

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