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HCT Chapter 16

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Alactasia   Malabsorption or inability to absorb lactose caused by a deficiency of the enzyme lactase  
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Bile   Fluid that helps digest fat in the small intestine; produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder  
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Bolus   Rounded mass of food  
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Bulimia   Excessive binge eating, which may be followed by self-induced vomiting or purging  
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Cholecystectomy   Surgical removal of the gallbladder  
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Chyme   Thick, semiliquid contents of stomach during digestion  
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Defecation   Evacuation of waste or fecal material from the rectum  
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Deglutition   Act of swallowing  
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Emesis   Act of vomiting, vomit  
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Endoscopy   Visual inspection of a body cavity using a scope  
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Enema   Liquid instilled into rectum  
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Flatulence   Excessive air or gas in stomach or intestines leading to distention of organs  
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Ingestion   Taking food or medicine into the body through the mouth  
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Jaundice   Yellow appearance resulting from bile pigment stored in the skin and sclera of the eyes  
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Mastication   Process of chewing food  
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Peristalsis   Wavelike series of contractions of the digestive system that propels the contents  
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Sphincter   Ringlike band of muscle that closes a passage or opening  
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Villus   One of many tiny vascular projections on the surface of the small intestine  
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