Week 14 Terms
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| Antrum | The proximal, expanded portion of the pyloric part of the stomach
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| Ascites | The excessive accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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| Bilirubin | Produced from hemoglobin as a result of the breakdown of red blood cells; the principal pigment of bile
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| Gastrin | A hormone secreted by certain cells of the pyloric glands which stimulate secretion of gastric acid and pepsin
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| Esophagoscopy | Examination of the esophagus
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| Gastroenterostomy | Surgical anastomosis between the stomach and small bowel
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| Gastroscopy | Inspection of the interior of the stomach with a gastroscope
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| HAV | Ab-Test for viral hepatitis type A
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| HBs | Ag-Test for viral hepatitis type B
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| HBV | Viral hepatitis type B often referred to as serum hepatitis
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| Hematemesis | Vomiting of blood
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| Hepatic | Pertaining to the liver
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| Idiopathic | Pertaining to the conditions without clear pathogenesis, or a disease without recognizable cause
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| Incarceration | Imprisonment of a part; as in some form of hernia
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| Inguinal | Pertaining to the groin
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| Intractable | Uncontrollable by usual medical-nursing measures
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| Intrinsic Factor | A glycoprotein secreted by the gastric glands which is necessary for the absorption and assimilation of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12)
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| Jaundice | A condition characterized by yellowness of the skin, sclera of the eye, mucous membrane and body fluids due to deposits of bile pigment resulting from excess bilirubin in the blood
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| Malabsorption | Impaired intestinal absorption of nutrients
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| Melena | Black, tarry stools caused by digested blood
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| Occult Blood | Blood not visible on gross inspection of body products such as feces and detected by lab tests
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| Paralytic Ileus | Paralysis of intestinal wall with distension and symptoms of acute obstruction and prostration
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| Peritonitis | Inflammation of the peritoneum, the membranous coat lining the abdominal cavity and investing the viscera
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| Polypectomy | Surgical excision of a polyp.
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| Sigmoidoscopy | Examination of the sigmoid flexure by means of a sigmoidoscope
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| Stoma | Surgically created opening for the large colon onto the abdominal wall
a) distal-connects with the rectum
b) proximal-allows for expulsion of end products of digestion
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| Subphrenic | Beneath the diaphragm
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| Strangulated | Constricted so that air or blood supply is cut off as a strangulated hernia
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| Urobilinogen | A colorless derivative of bilirubin formed in feces and present in urine
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| Vagotomy | Selected surgical ligation of the vagus nerve
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| Volvulus | A twisting of the bowel upon itself causing obstruction
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