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GIvocabwords

Gastrointestinal vocab words

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Cachexia weakness and emaciation associated with general ill health and malnutrition
Evisceration when the patients viscera protrude through the disrupted wound
Dehiscence a partial or complete separation of the wound edges
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) a oncofetal glycoprotein found in colonic adenocarcinoma and other cancers and in nonmalignant conditions
Volvulus a twisting of bowel onto itself
Steatorrhea excess fat in feces
Stoma an artificial opening of an internal organ on the surface of the body
Remissions A decrease on the severity of the disease or any of its symptoms
Exacerbations increase in the severity of the disease or any of its symptoms
Tenesmus ineffective and painful straining with defection
Melena tarlike, fetid-smelling stool containing undigested blood
hematemesis vomiting blood
Achalasia also called a cardiospasm-an abnormal condition characterized by the inability of a muscle to relax particularly the cardiac sphincter of the stomach
Anastomosis a surgical joining of two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow from on to the other
Dysphagia difficulty in swallowing
Leukoplakia a white, firmly attached patch on the mouth or tongue mucosa
Pathognomonic signs and symptoms specific to the disease condition
Intussusception infolding of one segment of the intestine into the lumen of another segment
occult blood blood that is obscure or hidden from view
Lumen the cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ
Achlorhydia an abnormal condition characterized by the absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice
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