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Aliment/o
Food or nourishment
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Anastom/o
To create opening between two structures
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Bili/o
Bile
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Celi/o
Abdomen
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Cholangi/o
Gall bladder duct, bile vessel
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Cholecyst/o
gall bladder
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Degluti/o
swallowing
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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Gloss/o
Tongue
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Gustat/o
Taste
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Hepat/o
liver
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Lact/o
milk
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lapar/o
abdomen
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lingo/o
tongue
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lith/o
stone
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Mastic/o
chewing
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or/o
oral, pertaining to mouth
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Orex/o
appetite
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Peps/o
digestion
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phag/o
eat; to eat
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sial/o
salivary
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Splen/o
spleen
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stal/o
process of contrition
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steat/o
fat
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stomat/o
mouth
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Suffixes
-emesis
the act of vomiting or expelled contents
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Suffixes
-entery
condition of intestines
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Suffixes
-rrhea
discharge or flow
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Abbreviations
A.C.
anti cibum before meals
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Abbreviations
BM
bowel movement
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Abbreviations
BRBPR
bright red blood per rectum
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Abbreviations
GERD
gastro esophageal reflux disease
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Abbreviations
LFTs
liver function test
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Abbreviations
N.P.O.
nothing by mouth
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Abbreviations
P.C.
post cibum after meals
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Abbreviations
PEG
percutaneous endoscope gastrostomy feeding tube
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anorexia
condition of being without appetite
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Dysphagia
problem with swallowing or eating
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polyphagia
excessive overeating being hungry
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Sialolithiasis
inflammation of the mouth
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dyspepsia
painful or difficult digestion
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GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
backflip into esophagus
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Hematemesis
vomiting blood
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Peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
a condition in which painful sores or ulcers develop in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine (the duodenum).
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ileus
the medical term for this lack of movement somewhere in the intestines that leads to a buildup and potential blockage of food materia
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appendicitius
infection of appendix
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diverticulum
pouches that occur in intestines
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hemorrhoids
swollen veins in your lower rectum. Internal hemorrhoids are usually painless, but tend to bleed.
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hematoxhezia
condition of passing bloody stool
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melena
presence of dark stool
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steatorrhea
undigested fats in stool
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hernia
the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides.
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acites
accumulation of fluid in abdominal pelvic cavity
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cirrhosis
damage to liver results in scarring
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hepatitis
refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver. It's commonly caused by a viral infection, but there are other possible causes of hepatitis. These include autoimmune hepatitis and hepatitis that occurs as a secondary result of medications, drugs, toxins, and alcohol
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pancreatitis
is inflammation of the pancreas. It happens when digestive enzymes start digesting the pancreas itself.
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cholangitis
common bile duct becomes blocked
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choleystitis
inflammation of gall bladder
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cholelithiasis
stone in gall bladder
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Fecal occult blood test-FOBT (aka guiac test)
looks at a sample of your stool (feces) to check for blood
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cholangiography
visualization of gall duct
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cholangiopancreatography
or ERCP, is a procedure to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas. It combines X-ray and the use of an endoscope—a long, flexible, lighted tube.
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colonoscopy
is an exam used to detect changes or abnormalities in the large intestine (colon) and rectum. During a colonoscopy, a long, flexible tube (colonoscope) is inserted into the rectum. A tiny video camera at the tip of the tube allows the doctor to view the inside of the entire colon.
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Paracentesis
is a form of body fluid sampling procedure, generally referring to peritoneocentesis (also called laparocentesis or abdominal paracentesis) in which the peritoneal cavity is punctured by a needle to sample peritoneal fluid.
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Bowel resection with anastomosis
an artificial connection made by a surgeon.
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colostomy
is a surgical procedure that brings one end of the large intestine out through the abdominal wall.
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Herniorraphy
An operation for repair of a HERNIA and the closure and strengthening of the orifice through which it has passed by means of natural tissue, such as strips of FASCIA, or artificial material.
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gastroplasty
surgical reshape stomach
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cholecystectomy
is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. The operation is done to remove the gallbladder due to gallstones causing pain or infection.
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appendectomy
is the surgical removal of the appendix.
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gastrectomy
surgical removal of a part or the whole of the stomach.
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