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Gastrointestinal System - Q – Symptomatic terms & A – Meaning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anorexia | loss of appetite (orexia = appetite) |
| aphagia | inability to swallow |
| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity (ascos = bag) |
| buccal | in the cheek |
| diarrhea | frequent loose or liquid stools |
| constipation | infrequent or incomplete bowel movements characterized by hardened, dry stool that is difficult to pass (constipo = to press together) |
| dyspepsia | indigestion (pepsis = digestion) |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| eructation | belch |
| flatulence | gas in the stomach or intestines (flatus = a blowing) |
| halitosis | bad breath (halitus = breath) |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hematochezia | red blood in stool (chezo = defecate) |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| hyperbilirubinemia | excessive level of bilirubin (bile pigment) in the blood |
| icterus | yellow discoloration of the skin, sclera (white of the eye), and other tissues caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood (jaundice = yellow) |
| melena | dark-colored, tarry stool caused by old blood |
| nausea | feeling sick in the stomach |
| steatorrhea | feces containing fat |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| anorexia | loss of appetite (orexia = appetite) |
| aphagia | inability to swallow |
| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity (ascos = bag) |
| buccal | in the cheek |
| diarrhea | frequent loose or liquid stools |
| constipation | infrequent or incomplete bowel movements characterized by hardened, dry stool that is difficult to pass (constipo = to press together) |
| dyspepsia | indigestion (pepsis = digestion) |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| eructation | belch |
| flatulence | gas in the stomach or intestines (flatus = a blowing) |
| halitosis | bad breath (halitus = breath) |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hematochezia | red blood in stool (chezo = defecate) |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| hyperbilirubinemia | excessive level of bilirubin (bile pigment) in the blood |
| icterus | yellow discoloration of the skin, sclera (white of the eye), and other tissues caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood (jaundice = yellow) |
| melena | dark-colored, tarry stool caused by old blood |
| nausea | feeling sick in the stomach |
| steatorrhea | feces containing fat |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| anorexia | loss of appetite (orexia = appetite) |
| aphagia | inability to swallow |
| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity (ascos = bag) |
| buccal | in the cheek |
| diarrhea | frequent loose or liquid stools |
| constipation | infrequent or incomplete bowel movements characterized by hardened, dry stool that is difficult to pass (constipo = to press together) |
| dyspepsia | indigestion (pepsis = digestion) |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| eructation | belch |
| flatulence | gas in the stomach or intestines (flatus = a blowing) |
| halitosis | bad breath (halitus = breath) |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hematochezia | red blood in stool (chezo = defecate) |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| hyperbilirubinemia | excessive level of bilirubin (bile pigment) in the blood |
| icterus | yellow discoloration of the skin, sclera (white of the eye), and other tissues caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood (jaundice = yellow) |
| melena | dark-colored, tarry stool caused by old blood |
| nausea | feeling sick in the stomach |
| steatorrhea | feces containing fat |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
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