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11.2
Patient History, Problems, Complaints
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aerodontalgia (ER-oh-dawn-TAL-jah) | tooth pain caused by exposure to air |
| aphagia (a-FAY-jah) | inability to eat |
| dentalgia (den-TAL-jah) | tooth pain |
| dypepsia (dis-PEP-see-ah) | bad digestion |
| esophagalgia (eh-SAWF-ah-GAL-jah) | pain in the esophagus |
| eupepsia (yoo-PEP-see-ah) | good digestion |
| gastralgia (gas-TRAL-jah) | stomach pain |
| gastrodynia (GAS-troh-DIN-ee-ah) | stomach pain |
| gingivalgia (JIN-jih-VAL-jah) | gum pain |
| gingivostomatitis (JIN-jih-voh-STOH-mah-TAI-tis) | inflammation of the mouth and gums |
| hematemesis (HEM-at-EM-eh-sis) | vomiting blood |
| hyperemesis (HAI-per-EM-eh-sis) | excessive vomiting |
| odontalgia (OH-DAWN-TAL-jah) | tooth pain |
| odontodynia (od-DAWN-toh-DIN-ee-ah) | tooth pain |
| stomatitis (STOH-mah-TAI-tis) | inflammation of the mouth |
| stomatodynia (STOH-mah-toh-DIN-ee-ah) | mouth pain |
| constipation (KAWN-stih-PAY-shun) | difficulty passing feces |
| diarrhea (DAI-a-REE-ah) | passing of fluid or unformed feces |
| dysentery (DIS-en-TER-ee) | another name for diarrhea |
| enterodynia (EN-ter-oh-DIN-ee-ah) | pain in the intestines |
| hemorrhoid (HEM-oh-ROID) | inflammation of the veins surrounding the anus |
| rectalgia (rek-TAL-jah) | rectal pain |
| cholecystalgia (KOH-lay-SIST-AL-jah) | pain in the gallbladder |
| jaundice (JAWN-dis) | yellowing of the skin, tissue, and fluids caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood |
| icterus (IK-ter-us) | another name for jaundice (This word has its orgins in the name of a bird with a yellow breast; it was once belived that seeing the bird would cure jaundice) |
| sialorrhea (SAI-ah-loh-REE-ah) | excessive salivation |