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gastrointestinal
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a lesion of skin or mucous membrane which frequently develops in the duodenum or stomach | ulcer |
A test in which stool samples are collected to determine gastrointestinal bleeding | occult blood |
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen | ascites |
abnormal protrusion of an organ or tissue through the structures the normally contain it | hernia |
act of swallowing | deglutition |
an organ below the liver which store and empties blie | gallbladder |
an organ which uses ducts to provide exocrine secretions to the duodenum to aid in digestion | pancreas |
backward flowing, as in the return of fluids form the stomach to the mouth | regurgitation |
chewing | mastication |
fecal concretion | fecalith |
first 2-3'' of the large intestine | cecum |
first portion of the colon, extending from the lower border of the liver | ascending colon |
formation of gallstones | cholelithiasis |
gas in the GI track | flatus |
inflammation and ulceration of the innermost lining of the colon | ulcerative colitis |
inflammation of a sac like wall that may develop in the wall of the large intestine | diverticulitis |
inflammation of the mouth of the stomach | stomatitis |
lack or loss of appetite, resulting in the inability to eat | anorexia |
last portion of the GI track | rectum |
lower division of the small intestines | ileum |
measurement of the level of bilirubin in the blood | serumbilirubin |
offensive, or "bad" breath | halitosis |
one who specialized in the diseases of the colon, rectum, anus | proctologist |
passage of dark coloured, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices | melena |
passage of fat in the large amounts in the feces | steatorrhea |
pertaining to the cheek | cbuccal |
pertaining to the abdomen | celiac |
procedure for crushing a stone | eructation |
progressive, wavelike movement | peristaisis |
radiographic examination of the esophagus, stomach,and small inestine | barium enma |