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Digestive System

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abdomin/o   abdominal  
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aden/o   gland  
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an/o   anus  
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angi/o   vessel  
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bil/i   bile  
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cheil/o   lips  
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chlorhydr/o   HCI  
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chol/e   bile  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   common bile duct  
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col/o, colon/o   large intestine, colon  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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enter/o   intestines  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gluc/o, glyc/o   glucose, sugar  
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glycogen/o   glycogen  
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hem/o, hemat/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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herni/o   hernia  
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ile/o   ileum  
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inguin/o   groin  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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laxat/o   to loosen  
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leuk/o   white  
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lip/o   lipid, fat  
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lith/o   stone  
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odyn/o   pain  
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or/o   mouth  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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peps/o   digestion  
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phag/o   eating  
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rhin/o   nose  
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sial/o   saliva  
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sialaden/o   salivary gland  
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steat/o   fat  
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stom/o   new opening  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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a-, an-   no, not, lack  
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ana-   up, apart, again  
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dys-   painful, difficult  
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ecto-   out  
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hyper-   excessive, elevated  
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hypo-   below, deficient, <normal  
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neo-   new  
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para-   beside, apart from  
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peri-   surrounding, around  
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poly-   many, excessive  
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-al, -ary   pertaining to  
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-centesis   surgical procedure to remove fluid  
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-chezia   defecation, elimination of waste  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectomy   a cutting out, excision  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-gen, -genesis   producing, forming  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ia   condition of  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ive   nature of, quality of  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   breakdown  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-ose   sugar  
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-osis   state of  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-pathy   disease condition  
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-phagia   eating  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ptysis   spitting, sputum  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-scope   instrument for visual examination  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-stasis   stoppage  
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-stomy   new opening  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-tomy   process of cutting  
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alimentary canal   "food canal" - the path of the digestive tract(canal)through which food stuff moves; does not include salivary glands, liver, pancreas, or gallbladder; aliment means food  
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gastrointestinal tract   the digestive tract; the hollow tube through which foodstuffs pass from mouth to anus; aka alimentary canal  
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achlorhydria   lack of HCI in gastric juice  
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hypochlorhydria   deficiency of HCI in gastric juice  
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laparotomy   abdominal surgery  
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gastrotomy   stomach surgery  
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choledochotomy   surgery involving the common bile duct  
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anastomosis   the surgical creation of an opening (a joining) of two hollow organs inside the body  
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gastroduodenal   surgical joining of the stomach to the duodenum; aka gastroduodenostomy or a Billroth II procedure  
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gastrojejunostomy   the surgical creation of an opening b/t the stomach and the jejunum; bariatric surgery which reduces the size of the stomach and diverts food to the jejunum; aka gastric bypass  
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gastric bypass   bariatric surgery which reduces the size of the stomach and diverts food to the jejunum  
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choledochojejunostomy   an anastomosis between the common bile duct and the jejunum  
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cholecystojejunostomy   an anastomosis between the common bile duct and the jejunum  
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enterocolostomy   the surgical creation of an opening between (i.e., a joining of) the small and large intestines  
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gastrostomy   an artificial opening from the stomach to the outside of the body  
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ileostomy   an artificial opening from the ileum to the outside of the body  
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colostomy   an artificial opening from the colon to the outside of the body  
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sialadenectomy   surgical removal of one or more salivary glands  
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gastrectomy   surgical removal of the stomach  
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colectomy   surgical removal of (part of) the colon  
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