Abdominal Vocabulary (Lab 11/12)

Question 1

a balloon-like swelling of the wall of an artery, vein, or heart; generally the result of a congenital defect in the wall or degenerative disease or infection

Answer 1

aneurysm

Question 2

loss of appetite

Answer 2

anorexia

Question 3

abnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of serous fluid

Answer 3

ascites

Question 4

a palpation technique used in detecting or examining a floating object in the body

Answer 4

ballottement

Question 5

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

Answer 5

borborygmi

Question 6

inflammation of the gallbladder

Answer 6

cholecystitis

Question 7

stone formation in the gallbladder

Answer 7

cholelithiasis

Question 8

a chronic disease of the liver characterized by fibrosis and alteration of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules

Answer 8

cirrhosis

Question 9

spasm in any hollow tubular soft organ accompanied by pain

Answer 9

colic

Question 10

difficult defecation; infrequent defecation with passage of unduly hard dry fecal material; sluggish action of the bowels; less than three bowel movements per week

Answer 10

constipation

Question 11

frequent liquid or loose stools lasting less than four weeks in duration

Answer 11

diarrhea

Question 12

painful or difficult bowel movement

Answer 12

dyschezia

Question 13

imperfect digestion. not a disease in itself but symptomatic of other disorders. characterized by vague abdominal discomfort a sense of fullness after eating, eructation, heartburn, nausea and comiting and loss of appetit

Answer 13

dyspepsia

Question 14

difficulty in swallowing

Answer 14

dysphagia

Question 15

an abnormal tube like passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity. may be congenital due to incomplete closure of part of may result from abscesses, injuries, or inflammatory processes

Answer 15

fistula

Question 16

burning gnawing pain in mid-epigastrium worsens with recumbency

Answer 16

gastroesophageal reflux

Question 17

vomiting of blood

Answer 17

hematemesis

Question 18

passage of stool containing blood

Answer 18

hematochezia

Question 19

inflammation of the liver resulting on diffuse or patchy infiltrates

Answer 19

hepatitis

Question 20

protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in the muscle wall

Answer 20

hernia

Question 21

dilation of the renal pelvis and calces due to obstruction

Answer 21

hydronephrosis

Question 22

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

Answer 22

icterus

Question 23

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

Answer 23

intussusception

Question 24

disorder of intestinal motility

Answer 24

irritable bowel syndrome

Question 25

a condition characterized by yellowness of the skin, mucous membranes, and body fluids due to deposition of bile pigment resulting from excess bilirubin in the blood

Answer 25

jaundice

Question 26

abdominal pain radiating to the left shoulder, due to peritoneal irritation from blood or other irritants

Answer 26

kehr sign

Question 27

evacuations resembling tar, due to actions of intestinal juices on free blood

Answer 27

melena

Question 28

fan-shaped fold of peritoneum that holds the small intestine to the abdominal wall

Answer 28

mesentery

Question 29

wavelike motion by which the alimentary tract propels its content

Answer 29

peristalsis

Question 30

infection of the kidney

Answer 30

pyelonephritis

Question 31

narrowing of the pyloric orrifice. this may be due to excessive thickening of the circular muscle of the pylorus or hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the mucosa and submucosa

Answer 31

pyloric stenosis

Question 32

distal section of the stomach

Answer 32

pylorus

Question 33

a percussion sound obtained when the body part can vibrate freely

Answer 33

resonance

Question 34

a return or backward flow

Answer 34

reflux

Question 35

streaks or lines (with a silvery white or purple hue); skin striae result from weakening of the elastic tissue associated with pregnancy, weight gain, rapid growth periods, and high levels of corticosteroids.

Answer 35

striae

Question 36

a low pitched, resonant, drumlike sound heard while percussing the surface of a large, air containing body space

Answer 36

tympany

Question 37

twisting of the intestine resulting in obstruction

Answer 37

volvulus