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Gastrointestinal
gastrointestinal disorders
Term | Definition |
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anorexia | loss of appetite |
ascites | fluid collects in spaces within your abdomen |
cirrhosis | liver is scarred or permanently damaged |
diverticula | large bulges that stick out of the side of the large intestine. |
dysphasia | difficulty swallowing. |
emesis | action or process of vomiting |
gastritis | the stomach lining getting inflamed |
gastroesophageal reflux | Stomach contents comes back up your esophagus |
hematemesis | Vomiting of blood |
hiatal hernia | part of the stomach protrudes into esophagus through diaphragm |
hyperbilirubinemia | build up of bilirubin causing yellowing of skin and skin aka jaundice. |
pruritus | itching |
jaundice | excess amounts of bilirubin in the blood stream dissolve in the subcutaneous fat causing a yellowing of skin and eyes. |
splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
varices | expanded blood vessels in the esophagus caused by advanced cirrhosis. |