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Side A ------ Side B
flatus ------ gas
fecalith ------ fecal concretion
eructation ------ belching
dyspepsia ------ epigastric discomfort felt after eating, indigestion
dysentery ------ inflammation of the intestine; results in blood diarrhea
deglutition ------ act of swollowing
colic ------ spasm of hollow organ accompanied by pain
Crohn disease ------ chronic inflammation
cachexia ------ general lack of nutrition 
ascites ------ accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen
meal ------ -parandial
digestion ------ -pepsia
-orexia ------ appetite
abnormal condition ------ -iasis
cholecyst/o ------ gall bladder
chol/e ------ bile
cholangi/o ------ bile vessel
an/o ------ anus
proct/o ------ anus, rectum
enter/o ------ intestine
gingiv/o ------ gums
sial/os ------ saliva
cheil/o ------ lip
stomat/o ------ mouth
varices ------ tortuous dilation of a vein
friable ------ easily broken or pulverized
punctate ------ having pinpoint punctures or depressions on the surface
halitosis ------ bad breath
hematemesis ------ vomiting of blood
Irritable bowel syndrome ------ symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function
obstipation ------ severe constipation
melena ------ passage of dark colored stools
oral leukoplakia ------ formation of white spts or patches ont he mucous membrane of the tongue, lips, or cheek
steatorrhea ------ passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it

Side A ------ Side B
flatus ------ gas
fecalith ------ fecal concretion
eructation ------ belching
dyspepsia ------ epigastric discomfort felt after eating, indigestion
dysentery ------ inflammation of the intestine; results in blood diarrhea
deglutition ------ act of swollowing
colic ------ spasm of hollow organ accompanied by pain
Crohn disease ------ chronic inflammation
cachexia ------ general lack of nutrition 
ascites ------ accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen
meal ------ -parandial
digestion ------ -pepsia
-orexia ------ appetite
abnormal condition ------ -iasis
cholecyst/o ------ gall bladder
chol/e ------ bile
cholangi/o ------ bile vessel
an/o ------ anus
proct/o ------ anus, rectum
enter/o ------ intestine
gingiv/o ------ gums
sial/os ------ saliva
cheil/o ------ lip
stomat/o ------ mouth
varices ------ tortuous dilation of a vein
friable ------ easily broken or pulverized
punctate ------ having pinpoint punctures or depressions on the surface
halitosis ------ bad breath
hematemesis ------ vomiting of blood
Irritable bowel syndrome ------ symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function
obstipation ------ severe constipation
melena ------ passage of dark colored stools
oral leukoplakia ------ formation of white spts or patches ont he mucous membrane of the tongue, lips, or cheek
steatorrhea ------ passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it