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Parts of the Body
Sign and Symptoms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anorexia | lack of appetite |
| ascites | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
| constipation | difficulty in passing stools (feces) |
| diarrhea | frequent passage of loose, watery stools |
| flatus | gas expelled through the anus |
| hematochezia | passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum |
| jaundice | yellowish-orange coloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood |
| melena | black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood |
| nausea | unpleasant sensation in the stomach with a tendency to vomit |
| steatorrhea | fat in the feces |