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| an/o- | anus, ring
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| bar/o | pressure, weight
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| col/o | colon, large intestine
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| colon/o | colon, large intestine
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| dent/o | tooth, teeth
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| dont/o | tooth
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| duoden/o | duodenum (part of small intestine)
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| enter/o | intestines
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| hepat/o | liver
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| ile/o | iluem (part of small intestine)
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| jejun/o | jejunum (part of small intestine)
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| lingu/o | toungue
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| lith/o | stone
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| or/o | mouth
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| phag/o | swallow
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| proct/o | anus, rectum
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| rect/o | rectum
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| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| -emesis | vomiting
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| -lithiasis | formation of stones in body
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| -phagia | swallow
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| aerophagia | swallowing too much air
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| amebic dysentery | infection of the intestines caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica
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| anastomosis | surgical connection between two structures
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| anorexia nervosa | eating disorder that makes people lose more weight than is considered healthy for their age and height
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| antiemetic | drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea
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| aphthous ulcers | type of mouth ulcer that presents as a painful open sore inside the mouth
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| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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| bariatrics | branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity
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| borborymus | rumbling or gurgling noise that occurs from the movements of fluid and gas in the intestines
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| bulimia nervosa | illness in which a person binges on food or has regular episodes of overeating and feels a loss of control
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| cachexia | wasting syndrome is loss of weight, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness, and significant loss of appetite in someone who is not actively trying to lose weight.
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| cheilosis | fissuring and dry scaling of the vermilion surface of the lips and angles of the mouth
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| cholagiography | imaging of the bile duct (also known as the biliary tree) by x-rays
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| cholangitis | Cholangitis is an infection of the common bile duct, the tube that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder and intestines
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| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder
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| cholecystitis | sudden inflammation of the gallbladder that causes severe abdominal pain.
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| cholecystitis | incision into common bile duct for stone removal
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| cholelithiasis | Gallstones
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| cholera | infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea
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| cirrhosis | scarring of the liver and poor liver function
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| colonoscopy | endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel with a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus
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| crohn's disease | Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It usually affects the intestines, but may occur anywhere from the mouth to the end of the rectum (anus)
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| diverticulosis | condition of having diverticula in the colon
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| dyspepsia | upset stomach or indigestion
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| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing
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| emesis | vomiting
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| enteritis | inflammation of the small intestine
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| eructation | The act or an instance of belching
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| esophageal varices | extremely dilated sub-mucosal veins in the lower third of the esophagus
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| esophagogastroduodenoscopy | diagnostic endoscopic procedure that visualizes the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract up to the duodenum.
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| gastroduodenostomy | surgical procedure where the doctor creates a new connection between the stomach and the duodenum
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| gastroesophageal reflux disease | condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus
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| gastronomy tube | device used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot obtain nutrition by swallowing
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| hematemesis | vomiting of blood
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| hemooccult test | test for blood in stool
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| hepatitis | swelling and inflammation of the liver
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| herpes labialis | infection of the lips, mouth, or gums due to the herpes simplex virus
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| hiatal hernia | condition in which part of the stomach sticks upward into the chest, through an opening in the diaphragm
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| hyperemesis | severe form of nausea and vomiting
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| ileus | partial or complete blockage of the bowel that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing through
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| inguinal hernia | sac formed by the lining of the abdominal cavity (peritoneum).
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| jaundice | yellow color of the skin, mucus membranes, or eyes
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| melena | black, "tarry" feces that are associated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage
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| morbid obesity | patients who are 50 - 100% -- or 100 pounds above -- their ideal body weight.
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| nasogastric obesity | medical process involving the insertion of a plastic tube (nasogastric tube or NG tube) through the nose, past the throat, and down into the stomach.
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| obesity | having too much body fat
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| periodontium | specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones
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| peristalsis | radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down the muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion
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| proctopexy | surgical fixation of the rectum
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| regurgitation | expulsion of material from the mouth, pharynx, or esophagus, usually characterized by the presence of undigested food or blood
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| salmonellosis | infection in the lining of the small intestine caused by Salmonella bacteria.
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| sigmoidoscopy | the minimally invasive medical examination of the large intestine from the rectum through the last part of the colon
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| stomatorrhagia | hemorrhage from the mouth
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| trismus | inability to normally open the mouth due to one of many causes
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| ulcerative coilitis | type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum
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| volvulus | bowel obstruction with a loop of bowel whose nose has abnormally twisted on itself
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| xerostomia | medical term for the subjective complaint of dry mouth which may or may not be associated with a lack of saliva
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