Abdomen Vocab

Question 1

aneurysm

Answer 1

balloon like swelling of the wall of an artery, vein, or heart. result of congenital defect in the wall or degenerative disease or infection.

Question 2

dissecting aneurysm

Answer 2

longitudinal splitting of arterial wall from hemorrhage

Question 3

ascies

Answer 3

abdominal intraperitoneal accumulation of serous fluid

Question 4

ballottement

Answer 4

palpitation technique used in detected or examining a floating object in the body

Question 5

borboygmi

Answer 5

gurgling, splashing sound heard over large intestine, caused by passage of flatus through the intestine

Question 6

cholecystitis

Answer 6

inflammation of gallbladder

Question 7

cholelithiasis

Answer 7

stone formation in gallbladder

Question 8

colic

Answer 8

spasm in any hollow tubular soft organ accompanied by pain

Question 9

dyschezia

Answer 9

painful, difficult bowel movemnt

Question 10

dyspepsia

Answer 10

imperfect digestion. vague abdominal discomfort, sense of fullness after eating, heartburn, nausea, omitting, loss of appetite

Question 11

gastroesophageal reflux

Answer 11

burning gnawing pain in mid epigastrium worsens with recumency

Question 12

hematemesis

Answer 12

vomiting of blood

Question 13

hematochezia

Answer 13

passage of stool containing blood

Question 14

hydronephrosis

Answer 14

dilation of renal pelvis, and calces due to obstruction

Question 15

icterus

Answer 15

pigmentation of tissues, membranes, and secretions of the eye with bile pigment

Question 16

intussusception

Answer 16

prolapse or telescoping of one segment of intestine into another, causing intestinal obstruction

Question 17

irritable bowel syndrome

Answer 17

disorder of intestinal motility

Question 18

melena

Answer 18

tar stool, due to actions of intestinal juices on free blood

Question 19

pyelonephritis

Answer 19

kidney infection

Question 20

relux

Answer 20

return or backward flow

Question 21

striae

Answer 21

stretch marks

Question 22

tympany

Answer 22

low pitched, resonate drum like sound heard while percussing the surface of a large, air containing body space

Question 23

volvulus

Answer 23

twisting of intestine, resulting in obstruction