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| bad, abnormal, painful, difficult |
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| abdomen, abdominal cavity |
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| abdomen, abdominal cavity |
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| a small blind pouch, diverticulum |
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| rupture or protrusion through a weakeded membrane or wall (hernia) |
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| to stretch over, peritoneum |
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| sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
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| hernia, swelling, protrusion |
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| surgical puncture to aspirate fluids |
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| surgical creation of an opening |
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| accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity |
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| infrequent or incomplete defecation |
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| condition of gas trapped in GI tract or released through anus |
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| excessive levels of the bile pigemt, billirubin in the blood |
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| yellowish staining of the skin, schlera and deeper tissues |
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| backward flux or flow of material in the GI tract, regurgitation |
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| abnormal fat levels in the feces |
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| abnormal growth that connects two surfaces |
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| behavioral eating disorder, extreme aversion of food resulting in weight loss and malnourishment |
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| inflammation of the appendix |
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| behavioral eating disorder that involves repeated gorging with food followed by induced vomiting or laxative abuse |
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| tumor that originates in the bile duct |
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| inflammation of the gallbladder |
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| presence of mineralized masses |
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| generalized condition of gallstones |
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| chronic, progressive liver disease that results from hepatic-cell failure |
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| inflammation of the colon |
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| cancer of the colon and rectum |
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| chronic inflammation of any part of the GI tract |
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| inflammation of abnormal small pouches in the wall of the colon |
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| condition of diverticula in the colon |
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| ulcer in the wall of the duodenum |
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| severe inflammation of the intestine marked by frequent diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, and dehydration |
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| inflammation of the small intestine |
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| inflammation of the esophagus |
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| ulcer in the wall of the stomach |
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| inflammation of the stomach |
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| inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
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| inflammation of the stomach, small intestine and colon |
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| gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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| recurring backflow of stomach contents the esophagus |
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| softening of the stomach wall |
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| infection of the intestinal protozoa Giardia intestinalis |
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| inflammation of the tongue |
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| generalized disease of the tongue |
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| swollen veins of veins in the anus |
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| inflammation of the liver |
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| protrusion of part of the stomach upward through an opening in the diaphragm |
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| inflammation of the ileum |
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| obsturction of the intestine |
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| inflammatory bowel disease |
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| syndrome that affects the intestines |
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| protrusion of a loop of the small intestine through the abdominal wall in the groin region |
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| an infolding of a segment of the intestine within another segment |
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| chronic disease characterized by periodic disturbances of the large intestine function |
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| lack of the enzyme lactase in small intestine |
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| inflammation of the palate |
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| inflammation of the pancreas |
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| inflammation of the parotid gland |
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| erosion in the wall of the stomach, duodenum, or any other part of the GI tract that may be exposed to gastric juice |
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| inflammation of the peritonieum |
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| any abnormal mass of tissue that projects outward from a wall |
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| inflammation of the rectum and anus |
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| prolapse, or falling downward, of the rectum through the anus |
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| protrusion of the rectum against the vaginal wall |
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| inflammation of the salivary gland |
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| mineralized object, or stone, in a salivary gland |
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| inflammation of the mouth |
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| hernia which is constricted, which reduces blood flow to the organ |
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| protrusion of a loop of the intestine through the abdominal wall in the umbilical region |
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| twisting of the intestine that leads to obstruction |
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| surgical puncture through the abdominal wall to remove fluid |
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| abdominoperineal resection |
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| surgical removal of the colon and the rectum that includes entry through both the abdomen and perineum |
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| surgical repair of the abdomen |
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| surgical repair of the anus |
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| drug that neutralizes stomach acid |
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| drug that prevents or stops vomiting |
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| drug that decreases peristalsis in the GI tract to arrest spasm or diarrhea |
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| surgical removal, or excision of the appendix |
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| enema that contains barium |
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| drug that stimulates peristalsis of the colon |
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| incision into the abdominal cavity |
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| x-ray image of the bile duct between the liver, gallbladder, and duodenum |
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| excision of the gallbladder |
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| x-ray image of the gaallbladder |
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| incision into the common bile duct |
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| surgical creation of an opening into the colon by way of the abdominal wall, creates artifical anus |
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| excision of an abnormal pouch in the intestinal wall |
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| endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
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| endoscopic prodcedure that includes x-ray fluoroscopy to visualize the ducts of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas |
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| diagnostic test used to elvaluate tumor progression |
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| esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
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| visual exam of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
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| visual exam of the esophagus |
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| lab test performed to dectect blood in feces |
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| surgical removal of any part of the stomach |
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| cleansing procedure in which the stomach is rinsed with saline |
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| field of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the stomach and small intestines |
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| visual exam of the stomach |
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| surgical creation of a new opening into the stomach |
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| visual exam of the GI tract |
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| surgical removal of diseased tissue in the gums |
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| surgical excision of approx half the colon |
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| surgical excision of hemorrhoids |
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| field of medicine that focuses on diseases of the liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts |
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| surgical repair of a hernia |
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| surgical opening through the abdominal wall into ileum to establish a secondary anus |
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| visual exam of the abdominal cavity |
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| incision into the abdomen |
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| surgical repair of the palate |
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| surgical excision of a polyp |
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| field of medicine that focuses on the treatment of diseases of the rectum and anus |
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| surgical repair of the pylorous region |
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| visual exam of the sigmoid colon |
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| stool culture and sensitivity |
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| collection of a fecal sample and the growth of microorganisms from the sample in a culture to identify a pathogenic cause of disease |
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| dx x-ray images of the stomach and dudenum following administration of barium as a radiopaque contrast medium |
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| surgical excision of the uvula |
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| uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
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| surgical repair of uvula, palate, and pharynx |
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| surgical dissection of branches of the vagus nerve |
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