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Body system

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Term
Definition
an/o   anus  
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append/o   appendix  
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cholecyst/o   Gall bladder  
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col/o   colon  
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duoden/o   first part intestine  
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jejun/o   second part intestine  
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ile/o   third part intestine  
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proct/o   anus &rectum  
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rect/o   rectum  
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sigmoid/o   the S-shaped bend in the final portion of the large intestine that leads to the rectum  
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or/o   mouth  
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cholelithiasis   abnormal condition gallstones  
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cirrhosis   chronic disease with degeneration of liver cells  
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colonic polyposis   polyps pertrude from mucous membrane lining of colon  
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polyps   projecting growth from a mucous surface, as of the nose, being either a tumor or a hypertrophy of the mucous membrane  
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diverticulosis   An abnormal presence of diverticula, particularly through the muscular portion of the sigmoid colon  
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diverticulum   A circumscribed pouch or sac of variable size developing normally or created by herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ  
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GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease   condition contents of stomach back flow into esophagus  
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IBD inflammatory bowel disease   infl, o last portion of ileum or infl. of colon  
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Crohn disease   A chronic inflammatory bowel disease, usually affects the ileum, colon, or other parts of the gastrointestinal tract.  
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ulcerative colitis   Chronic inflammatory ulceration of the colon, primarily affecting the mucosa and submucosa. Characterized by diarrhea, abdominal pain, and rectal bleeding.  
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mucosa   Tunica mucosa, or mucous membrane  
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tunica   tissue forming a layer or covering of an organ or part, such as any of the tissue layers of a blood vessel wall  
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IBS irritable bowel syndrome   cramping, abdominal bloating, constipation and diarrhea  
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hepatocellular carcinoma   liver cancer  
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jaundice   yellow/orange color of skin and other tissues high level bilirubin in bloodstream  
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hyperbilirubinemia   excessive bilirubin in blood  
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bilirubin   The orange-yellow bile pigment, primarily the product of the breakdown of hemoglobin in erythrocytes at the end of their normal lifespan  
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LFTs liver function test   measurement of liver enzymes and other substances in blood  
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abdominal computed tomography CT scan   series of cross-sectional x-ray images show abdominal organs  
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cholangiography   x-ray of bile ducts  
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stool culture   feces are placed in growth medium/ tested for microorganisms  
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GI (gastrointestinal) endoscopy   colonoscopy  
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hemoccult test   feces are tested for blood, stool guaiac test  
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barium test   x-ray images of GI tract obtained after introduction of a radiopaque lipuid into rectum or mouth  
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abdominal MRI   magnetic waves create images of abdominal organs in three planes of body  
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anastomosis   surgical opening between two gastrointestinal organs  
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laparoscopic surgery   minimal invasive surgery  
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appendic   appendix  
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Colon/o   colon  
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stoma   an opening created to relieve blockages  
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ileostomy   is the surgical creation of a new opening from the ileum  
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