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abdomen
abdomin/o
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aliment/o
nutrition
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bucc/o
cheek
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cheil
lip
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chol/e, chol/o
bile, gall
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cholangi/o
bile duct
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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choledoch/o
common bile duct
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col/o, colon/o
colon
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dent/i, dent/o
teeth
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diverticul/o
diverticulum
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duoden/o
duodenum
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emesis
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enter/o
intestine
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esophag/o
esophagus
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gastr/o
stomach
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gingiv/o
gums
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gloss/o
tongue
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hepat/o
liver
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ile/o
ileum
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jejun/o
jejunum
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lapar/o
abdomen
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lith
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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pepsia
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phag/o
eating, swallowing
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phagia
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proct/o
anus and rectum
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pylor/o
pylorus
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rect/o
rectum
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scope
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scopy
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sial/o
salivary glands
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
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stomat/o
mouth
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major organs of the digestive tract
the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
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peristalsis
wavelike muscular contractions
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anorexia
loss of appetite
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bulimia
eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by self
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melena
dark
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stoma (stomatitis)
inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth
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emesis
vomiting
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dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
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esophagitis
inflammation of the esophagus
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hiatal hernia
stomach protrusion through the esophageal hiatus (opening) of the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity
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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
upward flow of stomach acid into the esophagus
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gastritis
inflammation of the stomach (gastric) mucous membranes
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crohn’s disease
inflammation in the mucosal lining of the intestine (usually the ileum)
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appendicitis
inflammation of the appendix
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peritonitis
inflammation of the peritoneum, which is the sac that lines the abdominal cavity
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diverticula
pouches in the intestinal wall that form as increased pressure pushes the wall of the colon outward at weakened points
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dicerticulosis
condition characterized by the presence of a number of diverticula
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diverticulitis
inflammation of diverticula, which fill with stagnant fecal matter and become inflamed
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inguinal hernia
protrusion of a small loop of intestine through a weak spot in the lower abdominal wall or groin
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intestinal obstruction
refers to a lack of movement of the intestinal contents through the intestine
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intussusception
a telescoping of a section of bowel inside an adjacent section
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volvulus
a twisting of the bowel
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cholelithiasis
a condition in which calculi or stones reside in the gallbladder or bile ducts
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