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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| what secretions begin to break down food during the chewing process? | Saliva also has an enzyme that begins to break down starches in your food. |
| Hemoccult Test | Detest the presences of occult blood in your stool |
| Procedure examines the rectum and anal canal | Anoscopy |
| characteristics of an adenocarcinoma | stomach cancer, stomach pain, feeling full after eating small amounts , diffculty swallowing, bloating , nausea, heartburn indigestion |
| pepsia | digestion |
| suturing of the rectum | proctorrhaphy |
| procedure that treats morbid obesity | Gastric bypass pr bariatric surgery |
| periodontist | dentist, prevents disease that affects gums teeth |
| enterologist | intestine/ digestive system |
| cardiologist | heart |
| dermatologist | skin |
| procedure that breaks up calculi in the bile duct | ESWL, extra corporeal shock wave |
| Antiemetics are prescribed to treat what | vomiting and nausea |
| GERD | Acid Reflux/ Gastroesophageal reflux disease. A digestive disease in stomach |