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pertaining to the anus
an/o + al |
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| inflammation of the appendix |
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| removal of the gallbladder |
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| record of the gallbladder |
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| pertaining to the gallbladder |
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gallbladder pain
(koh-lee-sis-TAL-jee-ah) |
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| create an opening in the colon |
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| pertaining to the colon and rectum |
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instrument to view colon
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tooth pain
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pertaining to the duodenum
The first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum. |
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| pertaining to the small intestine |
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| small intestine inflammation |
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| pertaining to the esophagus |
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dilated esophagus
(eh-soff-ah-JEK-tah-sis) |
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| pertaining to the stomach |
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| inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
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| specialist in the stomach and small intestine |
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pertaining to the nose and stomach
intubation of the stomach by way of the nasal passages
intubation: introduction of a tube into a hollow organ |
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| create an opening in the stomach |
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| instrument to view inside the stomach |
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| pertaining to under the tongue |
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| inflammation of the liver |
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pertaining to the ileum
The 3rd portion of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the cecum. |
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| creating an opening in the ileum |
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pertaining to the jejunum
The 2nd part of the small intestine between the duodenum and ileum. |
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incision into the abdomen
lapar/o = abdomen |
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| instrument to view inside the adbomen |
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| pertaining to under the tongue |
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| pertaining to straight teeth |
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| pertaining to around the teeth |
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| surgical repair of the palate |
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inflammation of the pancreas
pancreat/o = pancreas
A large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum. |
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pertaining to the pancreas
pancreat/o = pancreas
A large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum. |
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| pertaining to the pharynx (throat) |
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paralysis of the throat
pharnygo-plegia |
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| surgical repair of the throat |
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drooping rectum & anus
(prok-top-TOH-sis) |
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| specialist in the rectum & anus |
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| surgical fixation of the rectum and anus |
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pertaining to the pyloris
The opening from the stomach into the duodenum (small intestine). |
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inflammation of a salivary gland
(sigh-al-add-eh-NIGH-tis)
sialaden/o = salivary gland |
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instrument to view inside the sigmoid colon
sigmoid colon = The S-shaped last part of the large intestine, leading into the rectum. |
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| pertaining to the sigmoid colon |
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vomiting blood
hemat/o = blood
-emesis = vomit |
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absence of an appetite
-orexia = appetite |
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abnormal appetite
-orexia = appetite |
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slow digestion
-pepsia = digestion |
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| difficult swallowing/eating |
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| any of the enzymes in saliva that break down starch |
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an mucoprotein in saliva
(mu-sin) |
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an amylase in saliva that converts starch to sugar
(tie-ah-lynn) |
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| muscular tube about 10-inches long |
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| greater and lesser curvature |
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-middle part of stomach,
-greater and lesser curvature
-body
-antrum (ant wants pie) |
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lower part of stomach
pyloric sphincter regulated the passage of food into the small intestine |
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| The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum through the pyloric sphincter. |
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produces bile
largest organ of the body, accessory to the GI Sx
below the diaphragm in the RUQ |
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stores bile
below the diaphragm
released in the presence of fat in the chime
secrets bile into the common bile duct
measured as bilirubin in the blood |
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bile, as it is measured in the blood
serum bilirubin is considered a true test of liver function |
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made of fats and salt
stored in the gallbladder |
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| a serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity |
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| fold (layer) of the peritoneum attached to the posterior abdominal wall |
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| a part of the peritoneum attached to the greater curvature of the stomach and to the colon and hanging down over the small intestine—called also caul |
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belching
(E-ruck-tay-shun) |
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| loss of appetite, refusal to eat (-orexia=appetite) |
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accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, the stomach expands, could cause death
(uh-sight-ease) |
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| inflammation of the diverticulum or sacs on the sigmoid colon |
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| inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
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| inflammation of the liver due to viral infection |
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Inflammatory bowl Syndrome (IBS)
Chrohn's disease
spastic bowel |
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| inflammatory disease of the colon. Can affect the ileum and/or the colon. |
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yellow cast to the skin and the whites of the eyes;
caused by tooo much bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia) cirrh/o=yellow |
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-malnourished, ill appearing
(kuh-keck-sia)
-weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease |
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inflammation of the salivary glands
(sigh-uh-laden-itis) |
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