Diagnostic, Symptomatic, And Related Terms

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Anorexia
an: without
orexia: an appetite

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Lack of Loss of appetite.

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Appendicitis

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Inflammation of the appendix, usually due to obstruction.

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Ascites

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Accumulation of serious fluid in the abdomen.

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Borborygmus

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Rumbling or gurgling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance and caused by passage of gas

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cachexia

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General lack of nutrition and wasting occuring in the course of a chronic disease or emotional disrubance

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cholelithiasis
chol/e: BILE, GALL
Lith: Stone, calculus
-iasis: abnormal condition

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Presence or formatioan of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct

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Crohn Disease

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Chronic inflammation, usually of the ileum, but possibly affecting any portion of the intestinal tract

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cirrhosis

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Chronic, irreversible, degeneative disease of the liver

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colic

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

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deglutition

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Act of swallowing

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dysentery

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Inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon, possibly caused by ingesting water or food containing irritants, bacteria or parasites that results in bloody diarrhea

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dyspepsia

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Epigastric discomfort felt after eating; also called indigestion

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dysphagia

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Inability or difficulty in swallowing; also called aphagia

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eructation

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

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fecalith

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Fecal concretion

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Flatus

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Gas in the GI tract; expelling of air froma body orifice, espcially the anus.

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Gastr/o: stomach
esophag: esophagus
-eal: pertaining to, relating to

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Backflow of gastric contents int o the espohagus due to a malfunction ofthe sphincter muscle at the inferior poertion of the esophagus

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halitosis

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Offensive or "bad" breath

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Hematemesis
hemat: blood
-emesis: vomiting

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vomiting of blood

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irritable bowel syndrom (IBS)

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symptoms complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function (typically consitipation, diarrhea, or alternating constipation and diarrhea) for which no organic cause can be determined; also called spastic colon

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obstipation

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Intestional obstruction; also called severe constipation

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malabsorption syndrome

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Symptom complex of the small intestine characterized by the imparied passage of nutrients, minerals, or fluids through intestional villi into the blood or lymph

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melena

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passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices

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oral leukoplakia

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

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peristalsis

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

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pyloric stenosis
pylor: pylorus
-ic: pertianing to
sten: narrowing, stricture
-osis: abnormal condition; increase

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stricture or narrowing of the pyloric orifice, possibly due to excessive thickening of the pyloric sphincter (circular muscle of the pylorus)

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regurgitation

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Backward flowing, as in the reurn of solids or fluids to the mouth from the stomach or the backward flow of blood through

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steatorrhea

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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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Visual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrucment called an endoscope

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Endoscopy

endo: in, within
-scopy: visual examination

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Endoscopy of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum

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Upper GI

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Endoscopy of the colon, sigmoid colon and rectum and anal canal

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Lower GI

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Panel of blood tets that identify the specific cirus - hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B or Hepatitis C - causing hepatitis by testing serum using antibodies to each o fthese antigens

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Hepatitis Panel

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Tests involving measurement o the levels of certain enzymes, bilirubin, and various proteins

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Liver function tests (LFTs)

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Microbiological procedure in which microorganisms in feces are grown on media or nutrient

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Stool culture

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Measurement of the level of bilirubin in the blood

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serum bilirubin

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

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Stool guaiac

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Radiographic images taken of the gallbladder after administration of a contrast meterial containing iodine, usually in the form of a tablet

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Cholecystography