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MedTermsDigestSystem

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alimentation   process of providing nutrition for body  
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What are nutrients used for?   growth, generation of energy and elimination of wastes  
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Roles of Digestive System   ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination  
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Ingestion   1: oral taking of substances into body  
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Digestion   2: mechanical and chemical conversion of food into substance that can by absorbed by cells  
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Absorption   3: digested food molecules pass through lining of small intestine into blood or lymph capillaries  
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Elimination   4: removal of undigested food particles, defecation  
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Classes of nutrients   carbs, proteins, lipids  
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Carbohydrates   basic source of energy for human cells, sugars and starches  
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Enzymes   chemical breakdown of nutrients into simpler substances  
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Lactsase   breaks down lactose  
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Glucsoe   digestion of sugars, major source of energy for body  
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Amlyase   breaks down starch  
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Protease   breaks down proteins  
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Lipase   breaks down lipids  
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Lipids   energy reserve  
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-ation   action or process  
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bil/i, chol/e   bile  
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cirrh/o   yellow-orange  
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de-   down, reversing  
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gylcos/o   sugar  
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-orexia   appetite  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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vag/o   vagus nerve  
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viscer/o   viscera  
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What canals is digestive system divided into?   alimentary and several organs  
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digestive tract   begins at mouth ends at anus  
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gastrointestinal   stomach and intestines  
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UGI   mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach  
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LGI   small and large intestines  
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cheil/o   lips  
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dent/i, dent/o, odont/o   teeth  
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gingiv/o   gums  
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gloss/o, lingu/o   tongue  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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intestin/o, enter/o   intestines  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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ile/o   ileum  
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col/o, colon/o   colon, large intestine  
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append/o, appendic/o   appendix  
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cec/o   cecum  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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proct/o   anus  
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rect/o   rectum  
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an/o   anus  
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duodenum   begins at end of stomach  
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ileum   joins with cecum  
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large intestine   cecum, colon, rectum, and canal  
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Colon   ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid  
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Accessory organs   produces substances needed for proper digestion and absorption of nutrients : liver, gallbladder, pancreas, salivary glands  
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Liver   largest organ, produces bile  
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bile   breaks downs fats before absorption by small intestine, stored in gallbladder  
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bile duct   main duct that conveys bile to duodenum  
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choledochal   pertaining to common bile duct  
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sialography   demonstrate the presence of calculi in ducts, inject radiopaque into ducts  
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proctoscopy   examination of rectum  
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Diabetes mellitus (DM)   caused by resistance to insulin or lack of insulin secretion by insulin secreting cells of pancreas  
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hyperglycemia   increased glucose level in blood, may result in diabetes  
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Polyphagia   excessive hunger, uncontrolled eating  
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polydipsia   excessive thirst  
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polyuria   excessive urination  
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Type 1 diabetes   genetically determine, results in absolute insulin deficiency  
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Type 2 diabetes   genetics, environmental factors, aging and obesity, insulin resistance  
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gestational diabetes mellitus   during pregnancy, carbohydrate intolerance, deficiency of insulin, disappears after delivery but can return later  
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hypoglycemia   too much insulin  
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carcinoma   can occur in almost any organ in gastrointestinal system  
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hyperlipemia   increased amount of fat or lipids in blood  
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obesity   abnormal increase in proportion of fat cells, 20% above desirable body weight for person's age, sex, heigh and body type  
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hyperemesis   excessive vomiting  
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diarrhea   excessive discharge  
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emaciation   excessive leanness cause by disease or lack of nutrition  
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anorexia   loss of appetite for food  
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anorexia nervosa   disorder characterized by prolonged refusal to eat resulting in emaciation  
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bulimia   episodes of binge eating with self-induced vomiting  
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malnutrition   caused by bulimia, anorexia nervosa, malabsorption, improper absorption of nutrients into bloodstream from intestines  
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malabsorption syndrome   complex of symptoms that include anorexia, weight loss, flatulence, muscle cramps, bone pain  
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canker sores   ulcers in mouth and lips  
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cheilitis   inflammation of lips  
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gingivitis   inflammation of gum  
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glossitis   inflammation of tongue, painful sometimes covered with ulcers, difficult swallowing  
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stomatitis   inflammation of mouth  
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dysphagia   inability to swallow or difficulty in swallowing  
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esophageal varices   complex of enlarges and swollen veins at lower end of esophagus that are susceptible to hemorrhage  
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esophagitis   inflammation of esophagus  
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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)   backflow of stomach contents into esophagus, burning pain in esophagus treatments: elevation of head of the bed, avoidance of acid-stimulation goods, use of antacids  
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gastritis   inflammation of stomach  
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gastrocele   herniation of stomach, hiatus, hiatal hernia  
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hiatus/hiatal hernia   protrusion of structure through opening in diaphragm that allows passage of esophagus  
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gastroenterities   inflammation of stomach and intestinal tract  
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hyperacidity   excessive amount of acid in stomach, may lead to ulceration of stomach & is treated with antacids or antiulcer medications  
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ulcer   lesion of mucous membrane with shedding of dead tissue  
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upper gastrointestinal bleeding   bleeding of upper digestive system, evidence bloody vomit  
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appendicitis   inflammation of vermiform appedix  
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colitis   inflammation of colon  
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diverticulitis   inflammation of diverticulum in intestinal tract, especially in colon, causing stagnation or lack of movement, of feces and pain  
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diverticulum   small sac or pouch in wall of organ  
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diverticulosis   presence of diverticula without inflammation, affects older than 50 years  
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duodenal ulcer   ulcer of duodenum, bleeding may be present, perforation leading to peritonitis  
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duodenitis   inflammation of duodenum  
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enterostasis   stoppage or delay in passage of food through intestine  
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hemorrhoids   masses of veins in anal canal that are unnaturally distended and lies just inside or outside rectum, accompanied by pain, itching and bleeding  
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irritable bowel syndroms (IBS)   increased motility of small and large intestines of unknown origins, functional bowel syndrome, mucous colitis, spastic colon  
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lower gastrointestinal bleeding   bleeding of lower digestive structures  
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cholecystitis   inflammation of gallbladder  
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cholelithiasis   formation or presence of gallstones in gallbladder or common bile duct  
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cholestasis   stoppage of bile excretion  
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cirrhosis   chronic liver disease characterized by marked degeneration of liver cells  
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hepatitis   inflammation of liver  
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hepatomegaly   enlargement of liver  
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diabetes   general term for disease characterized by excessive urination  
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pancreatitis   inflammation of pancreas  
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enteral nutrition   introducing nutrients directly into gastrointestinal tract when patient cannot chew ingest or swallow food  
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enteral feeding   nasogastric, nasoduodenal, nasojejunal  
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anorexiant   appetite-suppressing drug  
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antidiarrheals   treat diarrhea  
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antiemetics   relieve or prevent vomiting  
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emetics   cause vomiting  
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laxatives   evacuation of bowel  
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purgatives/cathartics   strong medication used to promote full evacuation of bowel, in preparation of diagnostic studies or surgery of digestive tract  
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diabetes treatments   diet, exercise, weight control, glucose-lowering agents, insulin  
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gallstone treatment   laser lithotripsy, shock wave lithotripsy (no incision) : disintegrate the stone, particles pass through biliary ducts and are eliminated, may resort to cholecystectomy  
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laparoscopic cholecystectomy   gallbladder is excised with laser and removed through a small incision in abdominal wall  
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appendectomy   removal of vermiform appendix, removed when infected to prevent peritonitis  
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cholecystectomy   surgical removal of gallbladder, exploration of common bile duct often performed during cholecystectomy, biliary vessel injected with contrast medium and x-ray images taken to determine whether stones are present  
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colostomy   creation of artificial anus on abdominal wall by incising colon and drawing it out the the surface, when feces can't pass through  
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gastrectomy   surgical removal or all or part of stomach  
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gastroduodenostomy   surgical removal of stomach and duodenum  
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anastomosis   joining of 2 organs, vessels, ducts that are normally separate  
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gastrostomy   surgical creation of new opening into stomach through abdominal wall, allows insertion of synthetic feeding tube, performed when patient cant eat normally  
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lithotiptor   sloughs off gallstones til fragmented and can pass through biliary ducts  
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hemorrhoidectomy   removal of hemmorrhoids  
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ileostomy   creation of surgical passage through abdominal wall into ileum, fecal material from ileum drains through opening called stoma into bag  
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laparoscopy   examination on abdominal cavity with laparoscope through one or more small incision in abdominal wall; done for inspection of abdominal organs and laparoscopic surgeries  
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liver biopsy   removal of tissue from liver for pathologic examination  
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percutaneous biopsy   removal of liver tissue by using needle to puncture skin overlying the liver, closed biopsy  
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pancreatolithectomy   excision of a pancreatic stone  
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vagotomy   resection of portions of vagus nerve near stomach, decreases amount of gastric juices by severing nerve that controls their release  
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