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