Ch.12 Key Terms (Disorders)

Front 1

appendicitis

Back 1

inflammation of the appendix

Front 2

ascites

Back 2

Accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Front 3

barret syndrome

Back 3

Condition resulting from chronic esophagitis, as caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Front 4

billary colic

Back 4

acute abdominal pain caused by gallstones in the bile ducts

Front 5

billirubin

Back 5

a pigment released in the breakdown of hemoglobin from red blood cells

Front 6

caries

Back 6

Tooth decay

Front 7

Celiac disease

Back 7

Inability to absorb foods containing gluten, a protein found in wheat and some other grains

Front 8

cholecystitis

Back 8

Inflammation of the gallbladder

Front 9

cirhosis

Back 9

chronic liver disease with degenernation of the liver tisue

Front 10

Crohn Disease

Back 10

A chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract usually involving the ileum and colon

Front 11

diarrhea

Back 11

the frequent passage of watery bowl movements

Front 12

diverticulosis

Back 12

Inflammation of diverticula in the wall of the digestive tract, especially in the colon

Front 13

dysphagia

Back 13

Difficulty in swallowing

Front 14

emesis

Back 14

Vomiting

Front 15

fistula

Back 15

an abnormal passageway between two organs or from an organ to the body surface, such as between the rectum and anus

Front 16

gasttroenteritis

Back 16

inflammation of the stomach and intestine

Front 17

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Back 17

Condition caused by reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus resulting in heartburn, regurgitation, inflammation, and possible damage to the esophagus

Front 18

heartburn

Back 18

a warm or burning sensation felt behind the sternum and radiating upward.

Front 19

hemorrhoids

Back 19

Varicose veins in the rectum associated with pain, bleeding, and sometimes rectal prolapse

Front 20

hepatitis

Back 20

inflammation of the liver

Front 21

hepatomegaly

Back 21

enlargement of the liver

Front 22

hital hernia

Back 22

a protrusion of the stomach through the opening int he diaphragm through which the esophagus passes

Front 23

icterus

Back 23

Jaundice

Front 24

ileus

Back 24

Intestinal onstruction

Front 25

intussusception

Back 25

slipping of one intestinal segment into another part belwo it

Front 26

jaundice

Back 26

a yellowish color of the skin, mucous membranes, and whites of the eyes caused by bile pigments in the blood

Front 27

lekuoplakia

Back 27

white patches on mucous membrtanes, as on the tongue or cheecks, often resultng from smoking or other iritants

Front 28

nausea

Back 28

an unpleasant sensation in the upper abdomen that often precedes comiting

Front 29

occult blood

Back 29

blood present in such small amounts that it can be detected only microscopically or chemically

Front 30

pancreatitis

Back 30

inflammation of the pancreas

Front 31

peptic ulcer

Back 31

a lesion in the mucous membrane of the esophagus, stomach, or dudenum caused by the action of gastric juice

Front 32

peritonitis

Back 32

Inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs.

Front 33

polyp

Back 33

a tumor that grows on a stalk and bleeds easily

Front 34

portal hypertension

Back 34

an abnormal pressure increases in the hepatic portal system.

Front 35

pyloric stenosis

Back 35

Narrowing of the opening between the stomach and the duodenum

Front 36

regurgitation

Back 36

a backward flowing, such as the backflow of undigested food

Front 37

splenomegaly

Back 37

enlargement of the spleen

Front 38

ulcerative colitis

Back 38

Chronic ulceration of the rectum and colon

Front 39

volvulus

Back 39

Twisting of the intestine resulting in obstruction