Digestive symptomatic terms Flashcards by Ryan Ferido | Brainscape

Q

bad breath

A

halitosis

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cannot eat/swallow

A

aphagia

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difficulty swallowing

A

dysphagia

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loss of appetite

A

anorexia

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Q

too much appetite

A

bulimia

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Q

indigestion

A

dyspepsia

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Q

vomiting blood

A

hematemesis

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Q

eating too much

A

polyphagia

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Q

heart burn

A

pyrosis

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Q

a rumbling sound from bowels

A

borborygmus

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Q

spasm in the intestines

A

colic

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Q

frequent bowel action

A

diarrhea

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Q

bright red blood from the rectum

A

hematochezia

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Q

black stool; chronic bleeding in the intestines

A

melena

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Q

growths

A

polyps

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Q

itching around the anus

A

pruritus ani

Q

arteriole in the skin that look like a spider

A

arterial spiders

Q

loss of hair in the chest and armpits

A

alopecia

Q

snake-like in the abdomen

A

caput medusae

Q

yellowing of skin

A

jaundice