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Gastrointestinal 15
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Question | Answer |
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anal incontinence | inability to control the muscles of the muscles of the bowels, which leads to passage of stool or gas |
anatomy | study of body structure |
biology | study of all life forms |
cells | the basic structrual unit of all organisms |
chyme | semi-liquid substance made as result of the chemical breakdown of food in stomach |
colostomy | surgically-created opening into large intestine to allow feces to be expelled |
absorption | the digestive process in which digestive juices and enzymes break down food into materials the body can use |
Crohn's disease | causes the wall of the intestines to become inflamed (red, sore or swollen) |
occult | hidden |