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Ch5-Pathology pt1
The Language of Medicine-8th Editon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anorexia | lack of appetite |
| ascites | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
| borborygymus | rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid or both in the gastrointestinal tract |
| constipation | difficulty in passing stools |
| diarrhea | the frequent passage of loose watery stools |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| eructation | gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth |
| flatus | gas expelled through the anus |
| hematochezia | passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum |
| Jaundice (icterus) | yellow orange coloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood |