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90 Cards in this Set
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Or/o
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Mouth
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Stomat/o
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Mouth
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Gloss/o
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Tongue
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Lingu/o
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Tongue
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Bucc/o
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Cheek
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Cheil/o
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Lip
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Labi/o
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Lip
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Dent/o
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Teeth
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Odont/o
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Teeth
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Gingiv/o
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Gums
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Sial/o
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Saliva, salivary gland
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Esophag/o
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Esophagus
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Pharyng/o
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Pharynx (throat)
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Pylor/o
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Pylorus, Pyloric sphincter
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Duoden/o
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Duodenum
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Enter/o
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Intestine (usually small)
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Jejun/o
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Jejunum
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Ile/o
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Ileum
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Append/o
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Appendix
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Appendic/o
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Appendix
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Col/o
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Colon
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Colon/o
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Colon
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Sigmoid/o
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Sigmoid colon
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Rect/o
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Rectum
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Proct/o
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Anus, rectum
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Cholangi/o
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Bile vessel
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Chol/e
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Bile, gall
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Cholecyst/o
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Gallbladder
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Choledoch/o
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Bile duct
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Pancreat/o
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Pancreas
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Pharyngitis
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Inflammation of the pharynx
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Buccal
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Pertaining to the cheek
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Sialolith
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A calculus or stone formed in the salivary gland
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Rectocele
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Herniation or protrusion of the rectum
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Lingual
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Pertaining to the tongue
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Pyloroplasty
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Surgical repair of the pyloric sphincter
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Proctodynia
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Pain in the rectum or anus
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Jejunorrhaphy
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Suture of the jejunum
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Sigmoidotomy
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Incision of the sigmoid colon
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Cholelithiasis
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Formation of calculi or bile stones in the gall bladder
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Choledochostomy
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Forming an opening into the common bile duct
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Cholecystectomy
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Excision of the gallbladder
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Thrush
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Infection of the mouth or throat, especially in infants and young children caused by Candida albicans
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Achalasia
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Abnormal condition characterized by inability of muscle to relax, especially cardiac sphincter of stomach
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Anorexia
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Lack of loss of appetite, resulting in inability to eat
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Achlorhydria
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Absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice
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Cirrhosis
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Chronic liver disease characterized by the destruction of liver cells
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Fistula
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Abnormal tubelike passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity
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Sigmoidotomy
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Incision of the sigmoid colon
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Cholelithiasis
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Formation of calculi or bile stones in the gall bladder
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Choledochostomy
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Forming an opening into the common bile duct
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Cholecystectomy
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Excision of the gallbladder
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Thrush
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Infection of the mouth or throat, especially in infants and young children caused by Candida albicans
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Achalasia
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Abnormal condition characterized by inability of muscle to relax, especially cardiac sphincter of stomach
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Anorexia
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Lack of loss of appetite, resulting in inability to eat
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Achlorhydria
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Absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice
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Cirrhosis
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Chronic liver disease characterized by the destruction of liver cells
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Fistula
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Abnormal tubelike passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity
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Volvulus
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A twisting of the bowel on itself, causing intestinal obstruction
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Hemorrhoids
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Dilated, twisted veins in the mucous membrane
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Pepsin
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The principle digestive enzyme of gastric juice that begins protein digestion
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Bilirubin
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The orange-yellow pigment of bile, formed principally by the breakdown of hemoglobin in red blood cells
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Distension
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The state of being distended, swollen, or stretched out
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Peristalsis
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Progressive, wavelike contractions that propel foodstuffs through the digestive tract, bile through the bile duct, and urin through the ureters
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Cholecystokinin
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A hormone produced by the mucosa of the upper intestine stimulating contraction of the gallbladder and secretion of pancreatic enzymes
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Defecation
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Elimination of feces from the digestive tract through the rectum
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Chyme
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Semifluid, homogenous, creamy paste produced by gastric digestion of food
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Oral cavity
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Beginning of the GI tract, receptacle for food
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Teeth
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Organs of mastication
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Pharynx
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Structure that serves as a passageway for both food and air
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Epiglottis
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Structure that covers the trachea to prevent food from entering the lungs
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Esophagus
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Tube that leads to the stomach
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Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES)
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Structure that controls passage of food from the esophagus to the stomach; aka cardiac sphincter
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Pylorus
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Lower portion of the stomach; aka the antrum
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Duodenum
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First part of the small intestine
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Jejunum
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Second part of the small intestine
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Ileum
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Third part of the small intestine
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Ascending colon
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Structure that extends superiorly from the cecum along the right abdominal wall to the inferior surface of the liver
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Transverse colon
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Structure that extends across the abdominal cavity
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Descending colon
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Structure that descends to the sigmoid colon
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Anus
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External opening for the elimination of feces from the body
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Rectum
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Portion of the colon attached to the sigmoid colon that is part of the anal canal
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Leukoplakia
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Precancerous, slowly developing change in a mucous membrane characterized by white patches
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Intussusception
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Inner segment of intestine that has been pushed into another segment
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Steatorrhea
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Abnormal amount of fat in the feces
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Cachexia
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State of ill health and wasting that may occur in many chronic diseases, malignancies, and infections
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Antacids
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Agents that neutralize acid; used to relieve gastritis, indigestion, ulcer pain, and reflux esopagitis
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Stomach
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Reservoir for food enabling gradual digestion
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