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Ch. 8 Digestive System

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anorexia nervosa   a lack or loss of appetite for food (as a medical condition) an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat  
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antiemetic   preventing vomiting an antiemetic drug  
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aphthous ulcers   Aphthous stomatitis is a common condition characterized by the repeated formation of benign and non-contagious mouth ulcers in otherwise healthy individuals  
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botulism   food poisoning caused by a bacterium growing on improperly sterilized canned meats and other preserved foods  
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bulimia nervosa   an emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting  
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cachexia   weakness and wasting of body due to severe chronic illness  
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cholecystalgia   pain due to inflammation of the gallbladder  
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cholecystectomy   surgical removal of the gallbladder  
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cirrhosis   a chronic disease of the liver marked by degeneration of cells, inflammation, and fibrous thickening of tissue  
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colonoscopy   a flexible fiber-optic instrument inserted through the anus in order to examine the colon  
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Crohn's Disease   a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines, esp. the colon and ileum, associated with ulcers and fistulae  
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diverticulitis   inflammation of a diverticulum, esp. in the colon, causing pain and disturbance of bowel function  
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dyspepsia   indigestion  
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dysphagia   difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease  
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enteritis   difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease: progressive dysphagia  
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esophageal varices   In medicine, esophageal varicose are extremely dilated sub-mucosal veins in the lower third of the esophagus  
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esophagogastroduodenoscopy   Esophagogastroduodenoscopy or panendoscopy is a diagnostic endoscopic procedure that visualizes the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract up to the duodenum  
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hematemesis   the vomiting of blood  
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hepatitis   a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver  
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hiatal hernia   the protrusion of an organ, typically the stomach, through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm  
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inguinal hernia   An inguinal hernia is a protrusion of abdominal-cavity contents through the inguinal canal  
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jaundice   a medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin and typically caused by obstruction of the bile duct, by liver disease, or by excessive breakdown of red blood cells  
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morbid obesity   Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems  
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peristalsis   the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wavelike movements that push the contents of the canal forward  
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regurgitation   bring up again to the mouth  
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salmonellosis   a bacterium that occurs mainly in the intestine, esp. a serotype causing food poisoning  
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ulcerative colitis   Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease  
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volvulus   an obstruction caused by twisting of the stomach or intestine  
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