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PCOM Medical Term
Ch 5 & 6 Symptoms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anorexia | lack of appetite |
| ascites | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
| borborygmus | rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both i the gastrointestinal tract |
| constipation | difficulty in passing stools |
| diarrhea | frequent passage of loose, watery stools |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| eructation | gas expels through from the stomach through the mouth |
| flatus | gas expelled through the anus |
| hematochezia | passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum |
| jaundice | yellow-orange discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood |
| melena | black, tarry stools containing digested blood |
| nausea | unpleasant sensation in the stomach associated with a tendency to vomit |
| stratorrhea | fat in the feces; frothy, foul smelling fecal matter. |
| apthous stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth with small painful ulcers |
| dental caries | tooth decay |
| herpetic stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth by infection with the herpes virus |
| oral leukoplakia | white plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth |
| periodontal disease | inflammation and degeneration of gums teeth and surrounding bone |
| achalaisa | failure of the lower esophagus sphincter muscle to relax |
| esophageal varices | swollen varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus |
| gastric carcinoma | malignant tumor of the stomach |
| gastroesophageal | solids and fluids retun to the mouth from the stomach |
| hernia | protrusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it |
| peptic ulcer | open sore or lesion o the mucous membrane of the stomach of duodenum |
| anal fistula | abnormal tube like passageway near the anus |
| colonic polyposis | polyps protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon |
| colorectal cancer | adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum or both |
| crohn' disease | chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract |
| diverticulosis | abnormal side pockets in the intestinal wall |
| dysentery | painful inflamed intestine |
| hemorrhoids | swollen twisted varicose veins in the rectal region |
| ilues | failure of peristasis with resulting obstruction of the intestines |
| intussusception | telescoping of the intestines |
| irritable bowel syndrome | group of GI symptoms associated with stress and tension |
| ulcerative colitis | chronic inflammation of the colon and presence of ulcers. |
| volvulus | twisting of the intestine on itself |
| cholelithiasis | gallstones in the gallbladder |
| cirrhosis | chronic degenerative disease of the liver |
| pacreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| viral hepatitis | inflammation of the liver caused by a virus |
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