Ingestion
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The intake of food.
Digestive
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Digestion
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Breakdown of food into small particles that can be absorbed.
Digestive
Absorption
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Process by which food particles pass from the gut into the bloodstream.
Digestive
Defecation
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Evacuation of waste from the body as feces.
Digestive
Bucco-
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Combining form meaning cheek. From Latin "bucca."
Digestive
Labio-
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Combining form meaning lips.
Digestive
Glosso-
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Combining form meaning tongue.
Digestive
Linguo-
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Combining form meaning tongue.
Digestive
Gastro-
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Combining form meaning stomach.
Digestive
Gastritis
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Inflammation of the stomach.
Digestive
Oro- / Stomato-
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Combining forms meaning mouth.
Digestive
Esophago-
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Combining form meaning esophagus.
Digestive
Entero-
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Combining form meaning intestine (specifically small intestine).
Digestive
Duodenum
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First part of the small intestine.
Digestive
Jejunum
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Second part of the small intestine.
Digestive
Ileum
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Third part of the small intestine.
Digestive
Villi
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Projections in the small intestine that help absorb nutrients.
Digestive
Cholecysto-
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Combining form meaning gallbladder.
Digestive
Cholecystitis
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Inflammation of the gallbladder.
Digestive
Hepato-
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Combining form meaning liver.
Digestive
Hepatitis
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Inflammation of the liver.
Digestive
Pancrea-
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Combining form meaning pancreas.
Digestive
Pancreatitis
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Inflammation of the pancreas.
Digestive
Colo-
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Combining form meaning colon.
Digestive
Colitis
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Inflammation of the colon.
Digestive
-phagia
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Suffix meaning eating or swallowing.
Digestive
Dysphagia
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Difficulty swallowing. Dys- = difficulty, -phagia = swallowing.
Digestive
Anorexia
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Lack of appetite.
Digestive
Constipation
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Difficulty with defecation, usually with hard feces.
Digestive
Melena
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Black stool containing digested blood.
Digestive
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