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Chapter 8
Digestive System
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Medical
12th Grade
11/13/2012

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Gingivitis
Definition
Inflammation of the gums, characterized by redness and swelling
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Hematemesis
Definition
A vomiting of blood
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Hemoccult
Definition
A test for the presence of fecal occult blood, or blood in stool that is not visibly shown
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Hemorrhoidectomy
Definition
The surgical removal of hemorrhoids, or the connective tissues that aid in the passage of stool
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Hepatitis
Definition
The inflammation of the liver characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ
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Hepatomegaly
Definition
The condition of having an enlarged liver
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Hepatorrhaphy
Definition
The suture of a wound of the liver
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