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Ch 11 S Term
Acquiring Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aerodontalgia | tooth pain caused by exposure to air (pressure) |
| aphagia | inability to eat |
| dentalgia | tooth pain |
| dyspepsia | bad digestion |
| esophagalgia | pain in the esophagus |
| eupepsia | good digestion |
| gastralgia | stomach pain |
| gastrodynia | stomach pain |
| gingivalgia | gum pain |
| gingivostomatitis | inflammation of the mouth and gums |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomiting |
| odontalgia | tooth pain |
| odontodynia | tooth pain |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| stomatodynia | mouth pain |
| constipation | difficulty passing feces |
| diarrhea | passing of fluid or unformed feces |
| dysentery | another name for diarrhea |
| enterodynia | pain in the intestines |
| hemorrhoid | inflammation of the veins surrounding the anus |
| rectalgia | rectal pain |
| cholecystalgia | pain in the gallbladder |
| cholemesis | vomiting bile |
| jaundice | yellowing of the skin, tissue, and fluids caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood |
| icterus | another name for jaundice |
| sialorrhea | excessive salivation |