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Lesson 8 - Digestive System

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abdomin/o/centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdominal cavity  
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a/phag/ia   condition of w/o swallowing or loss of the ability to swallow  
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append/ectomy   excision of the appendix  
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appendic/itis   inflammation of the appendix  
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chol/e/cyst/ectomy   surgical removal of the gallbladder  
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chol/e/cyst/itis   inflammation of the gallbladder  
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chol/e/lith/iasis   condition of gall stones  
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col/ectomy   excision of the colon  
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col/itis   inflammation of the colon  
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colon/scopy   visual examination of the colon  
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col/o/stomy   artificial opening into the colon  
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CT colon/o/graphy   CT radiographic imaging of the colon  
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duoden/al   pertaining to the duodenum  
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dys/enter/y   painful intestines  
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dys/peps/ia   condition of difficult digestion  
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dys/phag/ia   condition of difficult swallowing  
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esophag/eal   pertaining to the esophagus  
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esophag/itis   inflammation of the esophagus  
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esophag/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scopy   visual examination of the esophagus, stomach & duodenum  
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gastr/ic   pertaining to the stomach  
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gastr/ectomy   surgical removal of the stomach  
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gastr/itis   inflammation of the stomach  
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gastr/o/enter/itis   inflammation of the stomach & intestines  
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gastr/o/enter/o/logist   specialist (physician) who studies & treats diseases of the stomach & intestines  
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gastr/o/enter/o/logy   study of the stomach & intestines  
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gastro/o/esophag/eal   pertaining to the stomach & esophagus  
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gastr/o/scope   instrument for visual examination of the stomach  
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gastr/o/scopy   visual examination of the stomach  
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gastr/o/stomy   artificial opening into the stomach  
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gingiv/alg/ia   condition of pain in the gums  
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gingiv/itis   inflammation of the gums  
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gloss/ectomy   surgical removal of the tongue  
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gloss/itis   inflammation of the tongue  
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gloss/o/pathy   disease of the tongue  
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hepat/itis   inflammation of the liver  
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hepat/oma   tumor of the liver  
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hepat/o/megaly   enlargement of the liver  
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ile/o/stomy   artificial opening into the ileum  
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jejun/o/ile/itis   inflammation of the jejunum & ileum  
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lapar/o/scope   instrument used for visual examination of the abdominal cavity  
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lapar/o/scop/ic   pertaining to visual examination of the abdominal cavity  
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lapar/o/scopy   visual examination of the abdominal cavity  
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lapar/o/tomy   incision into the abdominal wall  
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or/al   pertaining to the mouth  
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pancreat/ic   pertaining to the pancreas  
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pancreat/itis   inflammation of the pancreas  
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proct/o/scope   instrument used for visual examination of the rectum  
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proct/o/scopy   visual examination of the rectum  
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rect/al   pertaining to the rectum  
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rect/o/cele   hernia of the rectum  
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sigmoid/o/scope   instrument used for visual examination of the sigmoid colon  
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sigmoid/o/scopy   visual examination of the sigmoid colon  
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sub/lingu/al   pertaining to under the tounge  
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abdominal ultrasonography   a diagnostic procedure that is the process of recording images of the internal organs using high-frequency sound waves produced by a transducer placed directly on the skin covering the abdominal cavity  
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bariatric surgery   surgical reduction of gastric capacity to effect significant weight loss in extremely obese individuals  
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barium enema   diagnostic procedure in which a series of radiographic images are taken of the large intestine after a barium enema has been administered rectally (also called lower GI series)  
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Crohn disease   chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract usually affecting the ileum and characterized by cobblestone ulcerations and the formation of scar tissue that may lead to intestinal obstruction  
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diarrhea   abnormally frequent discharge of partially solid or fluid fecal matter  
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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography   ragiographic examination of the biliary tract & pancreatic ducts with contrast media, fluoroscopy & endoscopy  
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gastroesophageal reflux disease   disorder characterized by the abnormal backward flow of the gastrointestinal contents into the esophagus  
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hemorrhoid   varicose vein in the rectal area, which may be internal or external  
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hernia   protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall  
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peptic ulcer   eroded area of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum associated with increased secretion of acid from the stomach  
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polyp   tumorlike growth extending outward from a mucous membrane  
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ulcerative colitis   a disease characterized by inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers  
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upper GI series   a diagnostic procedure in which a series of radiographic images are taken of the stomach & duodenum after the contrast agent barium has been swallowed (also called a barium swallow)  
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abbreviation for barium enema   BE  
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abbreviation for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography   ERCP  
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abbreviation for gastroesophageal reflux disease   GERD  
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abbreviation for upper GI series   UGI series  
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