pathology of digestive system

Question 1

-stomy

Answer 1

combining forms for organs

surgical creation of an opening between those organs inside body

Question 2

anorexia

Answer 2

lack of appetite

Question 3

ascites

Answer 3

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

Question 4

Borborygmus

Answer 4

rumbling noise produced by gas movement

Question 5

Constipation

Answer 5

difficulty passing stool

Question 6

Diarrhea

Answer 6

frequent passage loose stool

Question 7

Dysphagia

Answer 7

difficulty swallowing

Question 8

Eructation

Answer 8

Burp

Question 9

Flatus

Answer 9

Fart

Question 10

Hematochezia

Answer 10

passage of fresh, bright red blood in rectum

Question 11

Jaundice

Answer 11

yellow coloration of skin caused by high levels of bilirubin

Question 12

melena

Answer 12

black, feces containing digested blood

Question 13

Nausea

Answer 13

unpleasent sensation in the stomach associated with vomit

Question 14

Steatorrhea

Answer 14

fat in feces

Question 15

esophageal cancer

Answer 15

malignant tumor of the esophagus

Question 16

Esophageal varices

Answer 16

swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus

Question 17

Gastric carcinoma

Answer 17

malignant tumor of the stomach

Question 18

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Answer 18

solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach

Question 19

peptic ulcer

Answer 19

open sore or lesion of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum

Question 20

hernia

Answer 20

protrusion of an organ

Question 21

anal fistula

Answer 21

abnormal tube-like passageway or part through the muscle normally containing it near the anus

Question 22

Colonic Polyposis

Answer 22

polyps protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon

Question 23

colorectal cancer

Answer 23

adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum or both

Question 24

Crohn disease

Answer 24

chronic inflammation of th eintestinal tract

Question 25

Diverticulosis

Answer 25

abnormal side pockets in the intestinal wall

Question 26

Dysentery

Answer 26

painful, inflamed intestines

Question 27

hemorrhoids

Answer 27

swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region

Question 28

Ileus

Answer 28

failure of the peristalsis with resulting obstruction of the intestines

Question 29

Inflammatory bowel disease

Answer 29

inflammation of the colon and small intestine

Question 30

intussusception

Answer 30

telescoping of the intestines

Question 31

IBS

Answer 31

irritable bowel syndrome

Question 32

ulcerative colitis

Answer 32

chronic inflammation of the colon with the presence of ulcers

Question 33

volvulus

Answer 33

twisting of the intestine itself

Question 34

Cirhosis

Answer 34

chronic degenerative disease of the liver

Question 35

pancreatic cancer

Answer 35

malignant tumor of the pancreas

Question 36

pancreatitis

Answer 36

inflammation of the pancreas

Question 37

viral hepatitis

Answer 37

inflammation of the liver caused by a virus

Question 38

cholelithiasis

Answer 38

gallstones in the gallbladder