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68c ph2 Exam 6
digestive system vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hepatitis | Inflammation of the liver caused by viruses, bacteria, and noninfectious causes of liver inflammation. |
| Parenchyma | Tissue of an organ, as oppposed to supporting or connective tissue. |
| Ascites | An accumulation of fluid and albumin in the peritoneal cavity |
| Spider Telangiectases | Small, dilated blood vessels with a bright red center point and spider-like branches. |
| Jaundice | yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclerae of the eyes, caused by greater than normal amounts of bilirubin in the serum. |
| Paracentesis | A procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from the abdominal cavity. |
| Esophageal Varices | A complex of longitudinal, tortuous veins at the lower end of the esophagus |
| Hepatic Encephalopathy | A type of brain damage caused by liver disease and consequent ammonia intoxication. |
| Asterixis | Hand-flapping tremor in which the patient stretches out an arm and hyperextends the wrist with the fingers separated, relaxed, and extended. |
| Flatulence | Excess formation of gases in the stomach or intestine. |
| Steatorrhea | Stools that contain fat. |
| Occlusion | An obstruction or closing off. |
| Achalasia | inability of the lower esophageal sphincter to open and let food pass into the stomach. |
| Lumen | the channel within a tube such as a blood vessel or to the cavity within a hollow organ such as the intestine. |
| Anastomosis | the connection of two structures such as loops of intestine. |
| Cachexia | General physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass due to a disease |
| Dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) | describes a set of highly related glycoproteins involved in cell adhesion. CEA is normally produced in gastrointestinal tissue during fetal development, but the production stops before birth. |
| Achlorhydria | absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric secretions |
| Dehiscence | a surgical complication in which a wound ruptures along surgical suture. |
| intussusception | the inversion of one portion of the intestine within another. |
| Hematemesis | the vomiting of blood |
| Exacerbation | increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and symptoms |
| Evisceration | extrusion of viscera outside the body, through a surgical incision |
| Leukoplakia | a mucous membrane disorder characterized by white patches, especially on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis |
| Melena | dark sticky feces containing partly digested blood. -the production of melena, following internal bleeding or the swallowing of blood |
| Occult Blood | Hidden blood usually in stool |
| Pathognomonic | specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition. |
| Remission | a diminution of the seriousness or intensity of disease or pain; a temporary recovery |
| Stoma | an artificial opening made into a hollow organ, especially one on the surface of the body leading to the gut |
| Tenesmus | Straining to defecate or urinate. |
| Volvulus | rotation and twisting of the cecum toward the left upper quadrant, with ascending colon obstruction; associated with a cecum on a long mesentery. |
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