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Digestive Conditions
Digestive Pathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| melena | black tarry stools, contains blood |
| steatorrhea | fat in feces |
| aphthous stomatitis | canker sores |
| dental caries | tooth decay |
| achalasia | failure of LES muscle to relax |
| gastric carcinoma | malignant tumor of stomach |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| anal fistula | abnormal tube-like passage near anus |
| colonic polyposis | polyps protrude thru membrane of colon |
| Crohn disease | chronic inflammation of intestinal tract |
| Bulemia | Binge and Purge |
| Anorexia | Loss of appetite |
| Ascites | Accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
| Flatus | Flatulence, or gas |
| Jaundice | A yellowish skin color |
| Pruvitis | Itching |
| Appendicitis | Inflammation of the appendix |
| Peritonitis | Inflammation of the peritoneum |
| Choleycysitis | Gallbladder stones |
| Cirrhosis | Destruction of the liver |
| Diarrhea | Frequent watery stools |
| Constipation | Difficult, incomplete, or infrequent evacuation of dry hardened feces from the bowels |
| Diverticulitis | Outpouching of the bowel |
| Gastroenteritis | Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines. |
| Hepatitis A | Infection of the liver, caused by an RNA virus |
| Hepatitis B | Infection of the liver, caused by a DNA virus |
| Hernia | The protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it; a rupture |
| Pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas. |
| Ulcer | A break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus <a stomach ulcer> |
| Colitis | Inflammation of the colon. Also called colonitis. |