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Digestive D/C
Term | Definition |
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Anorexia | Lack or loss of appetite inability to eat |
Appendicitis | Inflammation of the appendix Due to obsession or infection |
Borborygmus | Rumbling or gurgling noises that you can hear from a distance. Passage of gas through liq contents intestines |
Cachexia | Physical wasting that includes los of weight and muscle mass Commonly associated with AIDS and CA |
Cholelithiasis | Presence or formation of gallstones |
Cirrhosis | Scarring & dysfunction of liver Chronic liver disease |
Colic | Spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ |
Crohn Disease | Form of inflammatory bowel disease usually of ileum Regional enteritis |
Dysentery | Inflammation of intestine Ingesting water or food contacting chemical irritants |
Eructation | Belching |
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) | Back flow of gastric contents into esophagus due to small function of sphincter muscle |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) | Symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered function for which no organic cause can be determined |