Digestive System
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| abdomin |
abdomen (abdominal cavity or abdominal wall)
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| append, appendic |
appendix
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| chol |
gall, bile
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| col, colon |
colon (usually the large intestines)
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| duoden |
duodenum
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| enter |
intestines (usually small intestines)
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| esophag |
esophagus
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| gastr |
stomach
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| gingiv |
gums
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| gloss |
tongue
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| hepat |
liver
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| ile |
ileum
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| jejun |
jejunum
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| lapar |
abdomen (abdominal cavity or abdominal wall)
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| lingu |
tongue
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| or |
mouth
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| pancreat |
pancreas
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| peps |
digestion
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| phag |
swallowing, eating
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| proct |
rectum
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| rect |
rectum
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| sigmoid |
sigmoid colon
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| -algia |
pain
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| abdominal ultrasound | 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 patients
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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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| BE |
barium enema
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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 | radiographic examination of the biliary tract and pancreatic ducts with contrast media, fluorscopy, and 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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| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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| GERD |
gastroesophageal reflux disease
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| hemorhoid | 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 and duodenum after the contrast agent barium has been swallowed (also called a barium swallow)
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| UGI series |
upper GI series
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| anus |
opening for elmination of feces
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| appendix | small pouch attached to the beginning of the large intestine or cecum
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| colon | major component of the large intestine, which comprises the cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon
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| esophagus | tube that transports food from pharynx to the stomach
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| gallbladder | small, saclike structure that stores bile
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| large intestine | approximately 5-foot tubular structure extending from the ileum to the anus
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| liver | organ that produces bile for the digestion of fats; performs many other functions that support digestion and metabolism
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| mouth |
takes in and breaks up food
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| pancreas | organ that secretes multiple enzymes necessary for digestion
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| pharynx | performs swallowing action that passes food from the mouth into the esophagus
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| rectum | last part of the large intestine connecting to the anus; stores and expels feces
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| sigmoid colon | S-shaped section of the large intestine leading into the rectum
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| small intestine | 20-foot tubular structure extending from the stomach to the large intestine; has three sections: duodenum, jejunum, ileum
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| stomach | J-shaped sac that mixes and stores food; secretes substances that aid digestion
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