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Ch 5 Terms Pt.1
Medical Terminology Class, Chapter 5 Terms Part 1
| Terms | Signs and Symptoms |
|---|---|
| anorexia | lack of appetite |
| ascites | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
| borborygmus | rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both in the gastrointestinal tract |
| constipation | difficulty in passing stools (feces) |
| diarrhea | 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 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 (hyperbilirubinemia) |
| melena | black tarry stools; feces containing digested blood |
| nausea | unpleasant sensation in the stomach associated with the tendency to vomit |
| steatorrhea | fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smelling fecal matter |