Definition then Word

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Lack or loss of appetite, resulting in the inability to eat.

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Anorexia

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Inflammation of the appendix, usually due to obstruction or infection.

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Appendicitis

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen.

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Ascites

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Rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance and caused by passage of gas through the liquid contents of the intestine.

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Borborygmus

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Physical wasting that includes loss of weight and muscle mass; commonly associated with AIDS and cancer.

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Cachexia

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Presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct.

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Cholelithiasis

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Scarring and dysfunction of the liver caused by chronic liver disease.

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Cirrhosis

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Spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ especially in the colon, accompanied by pain.

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Colic

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Chronic inflammation, usually of the ileum, but possibly affecting any portion of the intestinal tract; also called regional enteritis.

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Crohn Disease

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Act of swallowing.

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Deglutition

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Inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon, that may be caused by ingesting water or food containing chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasites, which results in bloody diarrhea.

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Dysentery

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Epigastric discomfort felt after eating; also called indigestion.

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Dyspepsia

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Inability or difficulty in swallowing; also called aphasia.

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Dysphagia

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Producing gas from the stomach, usually with a characteristic sound; also called belching.

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Eructation

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Fecal concretion

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Fecalith

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Gas in the GI tract; expelling of air from a body orifice, especially the anus.

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Flatus

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Backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus due to a malfunction of the sphincter muscle at the inferior portion of the esophagus.

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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Offensive, or bad breath.

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Halitosis

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Vomiting of blood from bleeding in the stomach or esophagus.

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Hematemesis

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Symtom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function (typically constipation, diarrhea, or alternation of the two) for which no organic cause can be determined; also called spastic colon.

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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Symptom complex of the small intestine characterized by the impaired passage of nutrients, minerals, or fluids through intestinal villi into the blood or lymph.

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Malabsorption syndrome

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Passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to presence of blood altered by intestinal juices.

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Melena

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Excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body’s skeletal and physical standards, usually an increase of 20 percent or more above ideal body weight.

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Obesity

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Body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater, which is generally 100 or more pounds over ideal body weight.

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Morbid obesity

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Severe constipation; may be caused by an intestinal obstruction.

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Obstipation

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Formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, lips, or cheek caused primarily by irritation.

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Oral leukoplakia

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Progressive, wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in the hollow tubes of the body, especially the GI tract.

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Peristalsis

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Stricture or narrowing of the pyloric sphincter at the outlet of the stomach, causing an obstruction that blocks the flow of food into the small intestine.

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Pyloric stenosis

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Backward flowing, as in the return of solids or fluids to the mouth from the stomach.

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Regurgitation

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Passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it.

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Steatorrhea

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Excision of diseased gingival tissue.

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Gingivectomy

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Removal of all or part of the tongue.

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Glossectomy

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Repair of the esophagus.

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Esophagoplasty

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Removal of part or all of the stomach.

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Gastrectomy

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Forming an opening between the stomach and jejunum.

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Gastrojejunostomy

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Excision of (part of ) the esophagus.

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Esophagectomy

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Forming an opening between the stomach, small intestine, and colon.

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Gastroenterocolostomy

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Surgical repair of the small intestine.

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Enteroplasty

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Fixation of the small intestine to the abdominal wall.

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Enteropexy

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Suture of the bile duct.

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Choledochorrhaphy

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Creation of an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall.

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Colostomy

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Fixation of a movable liver to the abdominal wall.

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Hepatopexy

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Surgical repair of the anus or rectum.

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Proctoplasty, rectoplasty

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Removal of the gallbladder.

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Cholecystectomy

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Surgical repair of the common bile duct.

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Choledochoplasty

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Difficulty breathing.

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Dyspnea

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An open sore.

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Lesion

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Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another.

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Anastomosis

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Counteract or neutralize acidity, usually in the stomach.

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Antacids

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Decrease gastrointestinal spasms by slowing peristalsis and motility throughout the GI tract.

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Antispasmodics

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Surgery that treats morbid obesity.

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Bariatric

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Orange-colored or yellowish pigment in bile.

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Bilirubin

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Agents that produce vomiting.

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Emetics

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Visual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument.

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Endoscopy

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Visual examination of the stomach.

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Gastroscopy

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Insertion of a tube into any hollow organ.

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Intubation

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Treat constipation by increasing peristaltic activity in the large intestine or increasing water and electrolyte secretion into the bowel to induce defecation.

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Laxatives

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Group of blood tests that evaluate liver injury, liver function, and conditions often associated with the biliary tract.

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Liver function tests

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Administration of barium enema while a series of radiographs are taken of the large intestine.

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Lower GI series

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Endoscopic procedure for visualization of the rectosigmoid colon.

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Proctosigmoidoscopy

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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangeography.

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PTCH

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Immediately

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Stat

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Applying a substance called guaiac to a stool sample to detect presence of occult blood in the feces; also called hemoccult.

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Stool guaiac

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Surgical reconstruction of the mouth.

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Stomatoplasty

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Test that uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to analyze the reflected echos from anatomical structures and convert them into an image on a video monitor; also called ultrasound, sonography, echo, and echogram.

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Ultrasonography

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Barium solution swallowed for radiographic examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

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Upper GI series