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digestive system
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Undergraduate 1
01/09/2026

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Term
Dys-
Definition

Painful, abnormal

(dyspepsia)

painful digestive after referred to 

indigestion

Term
Endo-
Definition

Within

(Endogastric)procedure that involves accessing the interior of the stomach for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Term
Hemi-
Definition

Half

(hemigastrectomy)

surgical remove of half stomach

Term
Hyper-
Definition

Excessive

(hypergastrinemia)

excessive gastrin in blood

Term
Hypo-
Definition

below

(Hypoglycemia)

condition below normal blood sugar

Term
Mal-
Definition

bad or poor

(malabsorption)

poor intake of nutrients n digestive tract

Term
para-
Definition

beside

(paracolitis)

inflammation near the colon

Term
peri-
Definition

  around

(perigastic)

pertaining to around the stomach

Term
sub-
Definition

under below

(sublingual)

situated under the tongue

Term
An-
Definition

without

(Anuria)

absence of urine production

Term
Dia-
Definition

through

(Dialysis)

medical procedure

that removes waste products

Term
Dys-
Definition

Painful

(dysuria)

difficult urination

Term
poly-
Definition

many

(polyuria)

excess urine output

Term
noct-
Definition

night

(nocturia)

frequent urination at night

Term
oligu-
Definition

few

(oliguria)

scanty urine output

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