Gastrointestinal System - Q – Symptomatic terms & A – Meaning
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| anorexia | loss of appetite (orexia = appetite)
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| aphagia | inability to swallow
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| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity (ascos = bag)
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| buccal | in the cheek
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| diarrhea | frequent loose or liquid stools
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| constipation | infrequent or incomplete bowel movements characterized by hardened, dry stool that is difficult to pass (constipo = to press together)
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| dyspepsia | indigestion (pepsis = digestion)
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| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing
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| eructation | belch
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| flatulence | gas in the stomach or intestines (flatus = a blowing)
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| halitosis | bad breath (halitus = breath)
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| hematemesis | vomiting blood
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| hematochezia | red blood in stool (chezo = defecate)
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| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver
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| hyperbilirubinemia | excessive level of bilirubin (bile pigment) in the blood
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| icterus | yellow discoloration of the skin, sclera (white of the eye), and other tissues caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood (jaundice = yellow)
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| melena | dark-colored, tarry stool caused by old blood
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| nausea | feeling sick in the stomach
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| steatorrhea | feces containing fat
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| sublingual | under the tongue
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