Med Term – Gastroenterology – Flashcards
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Define Gastroenterology
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The medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system and uses diagnostic tests, medical and surgical procedures, and drugs to treat gastrointestinal diseases.
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Enter/o
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intestine
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-logy
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the study of
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-al
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pertaining to
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digest/o
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to break down food
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Break down gastroenterology
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the study of the stomach and intestine
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Or/o
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mouth
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lingu/o-
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tounge
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gloss/o
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tounge
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stomat/o
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mouth
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gustat/o
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sense of taste
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-ory
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having the function of
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sub-
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below, underneath
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sublingual
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Below the tounge
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gustatory
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having the function of the sense of taste
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deglutition
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the process of swallowing
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degluti/o
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swallowing
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-tion
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a process; being or having
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peri-
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around
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stal/o
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contraction
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-sis
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process; condition; abnormal condition
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peristalsis
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the process or condition of contraction around something
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hepat/o
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liver
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-cyte
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cell
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bili/o
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bile; gall
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-ary
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pertaining to
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Hepatic
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pertaining to the liver
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hepatocyte
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cells in the liver
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biliary
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Pertaining to the bile or gall
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Glossitis
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inflammation of the tounge
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Dyspepsia
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unable to digest food
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esophageal varices
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Swollen veins in the lower esophagus
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gastritis
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inflammation of the stomach
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gastroenteritis
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inflammation of the stomach and intestines
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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GERD, heartburn
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hematemesis
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Blood in the vomiting
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col/o
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colon
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rect/o
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rectum
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aden/o
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gland
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carcin/o
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cancer
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-oma
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tumor; mass
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intussuscep/o
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to receive within
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polyposis
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abnormal polyps
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polyp/o
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polyp
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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hiat/o
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gap; opening
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omphal/o
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umbilicus
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-cele
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hernia
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inguinal
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pertaining to the groin
