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The digestive system

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an/o-   anus ,ring  
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bar/o-   pressure, weight  
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chol/e-   bile, gall  
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cholecyst/o-   gallbladder  
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col/o-   colon, large intestine  
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dent/o-   teeth  
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dont/o-   give  
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duoden/o-   first part of small intestine  
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enter/o-   small intestine  
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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-   illeum, small intestine  
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jejun/o-   jejunum  
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lingu/o-   tongue  
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lith/o-   stone  
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or/o-   mouth, oral cavity  
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pancreat/o-   pancreas  
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phag/o-   eat, swallow  
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proct/o-   anus, rectum  
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rect/o-   rectum, straight  
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sigmoid/o-   sigmoid colon  
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stomat/o-   oral cavity  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-lithiasis   presence of stones  
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-pepsia   digest, digestion  
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-phagia   eating, swallowing  
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aerophagia   the excessive swallowing of air or gas.  
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amebic dysentry   severe intestinal infection of humans.  
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anastomosis   the joining together of two blood vessels or other tubular structures to furnish a direct or indirect communication between the two structures.  
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anorexia nervosa   An eating disorder usually occurring in young women, characterized by fear of becoming obese, a persistent aversion to food, and severe weight loss, often causing amenorrhea and other physiological .  
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antiemetic   preventing or eliminating nausea and vomiting.  
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aphthous ulcers   a small painful ulcer of the mouth.  
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ascites   abnormal accumalation of fluids in the abdomen.  
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bariatrics   pertaining to study, prevention, or treatment of overweight.  
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borborygmus   rumbling noise caused by propulsion of gas through the intestines.  
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botulism   a severe type of food poisoning due to neurotoxic.  
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bulimia nervosa   a eating disorder occuring mainly in girls and young women.  
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cachexia   A condition of general ill health, malnutrition, undesired weight loss, and hysical weakness.  
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cheilosis   fissuring and dry scaling of the vermilion surface of the lips.  
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cholangiography   radiography examination of the bile ducts.  
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cholangitis   inflammtion if a bile duct.  
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cholecystectomy   surgical removal of the gallbladder.  
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cholecystitis   inflammation of the gallbladders wall.  
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choledocholithotomy   incision into common bile duct for stone removal.  
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cholelithiasis   the presence or formation of gallstones.  
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cholera   an acute infectious disease.  
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cirrhosis   Chronic interstitial inflammation of any tissue or organ.  
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colonoscopy   examination of the colon with a colonoscope  
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crohns disease   a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of an unknown orgin.  
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diverticulitis   inflammation of the diverticulum.  
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diverticulosis   the presence of diverticula in the abscence of inflammation.  
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dyspepsia   disturbed digestion, difficult digestion  
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dysphagia   difficulty in swallowing.  
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emesis   vomiting  
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enteritis   inflammation of the intestine, mostly the small intestine.  
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eructation   belching, casting up of wind through the mouth.  
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esophageal varices   distended veins at the gastric cardia causing dysphagia.  
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esophagogastroduodenoscopy   endoscopic examination of the esophagus stomach and duodenem.  
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gastroduodenostomy   The surgical formation of a communication between the stomach and the duodenum  
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gastroesophageal reflux disease   A disorder of the lower end of the esophagus, caused by stomach acid flowing backward into the esophagus and irritating the tissues.  
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gastrostomy tube   stomach tube for feeding.  
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hematemesis   the vomiting of blood.  
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hemmocult test   a test for hidden blood in the stools.  
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hepatitis   inflammation of the liver.  
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herpes labialis   affecting the vermilion border of the lips.  
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hiatal hernia   a condition in which part of the stomach extends through the diaphram into the chest cavity.  
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hyeperemesis   excessive vomiting.  
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ileus   intestinal obstruction.  
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inguinal hernia   a protrusion of the intestines into an opening between the deep epigastric artery and the edge of the rectus muscle  
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jaundice   a yellow discoloration in the skin.  
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melena   the passage of dark stools stained with altered blood.  
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morbid obesity   the condition of weighing at least twice the ideal weight.  
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nasogastric intubation   the placement of a nasogastric tube through the nose into the stomach to relieve gastric distension by removing gas, gastric secretions, or food; to instill medication, food, or fluids; or to obtain a specimen for laboratory analysis  
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obesity   an increase in body weight caused by excessive fat.  
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peridontium   the bone and soft tissues that surround and support the teeth.  
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peristalsis   wave like muscular contractions of the intestine.  
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proctopexy   surgical fixation of a prolapsed rectum.  
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regurgitation   the flow of material back up the esophagus and into the throat or lungs.  
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salmonellosis   food poisoning, infection with bacteria of the genus.  
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sigmoidoscopy   direct examination of the interior of the sigmoid colon.  
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stomatorrhagia   bleeding from any part of the oral cavity, hemorrhage of the mouth.  
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trismus   a prolonged tonic muscle spasm of the jaw.  
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ulerative colitis   a chronic episodic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum.  
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volvulus   abnormal twisting of the intestine causing obstruction.  
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xerostomia   abnormal dryness of the mouth.  
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