Diagnostic, Symptomatic And Related Terms Ch 6 Of Med Term

Front 1

anorexia

Back 1

lack or loss of appitite, resulting in the inability to eat
(not anorexia nervosa, which is a complex psychogenic eating disorder char. by an all-consuming desire to remain thin)

Front 2

appendicitis

Back 2

inflammation of the appendix, usually due to obstruction or infection
(if undiagnosed, appendicitis rapidly leads to perforation and peritonitis. Tx is appendectomy within 24-48hrs of the 1st symptoms b/c delay usually results in rupture and peritonitis as fecal matter is released into the peritoneal cavity)

Front 3

ascites

Back 3

accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen
(associated primarily with cirrhosis of the liver, venous hypertension-high BP, cancer, and heart failure)

Front 4

borborygmus

Back 4

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

Front 5

cachexia

Back 5

general lack of nutrition and wasting ocurring in the course of a chronic disease or emotional disturbance

Front 6

cholelithiasis

Back 6

presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct
(cholelithiasis may or may not produce symptoms)

Front 7

Crohn disease, regional enteritis

Back 7

chronic inflammation, usually of the ileum, but possibly affecting any portion of the intestinal tract
(chronic disease distinguished from closely related bowel disorders by its inflammatory pattern that causes fever, cramping, diarrhea, and weight loss)

Front 8

cirrhosis

Back 8

chronic, irreversible, degenerative disease of the liver
(most commonly caused by chronic alcoholism but may also be caused by toxins, infectious agents, metabolic dis, and circulatory disorders.Hepatic cells are replaced by fibrous tiss that impairs the flow of bld and lymph within the liver, resulting in hepatic insufficiency)

Front 9

colic

Back 9

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

Front 10

deglutition

Back 10

act of swallowing

Front 11

dysentery

Back 11

inflammation of the intestine(colon) caused by ingesting water or food containing chem irratants, bact, protozoa, or parasites, that results in bloody diarrhea

Front 12

dyspepsia

Back 12

epigastric discomfort felt after eating; AKA indigestion

Front 13

dysphagia

Back 13

inability or difficulty in swallowing AKA aphagia

Front 14

eructation

Back 14

producing gas from the stomach, usually with a characteristic sound AKA belching

Front 15

fecalith

Back 15

fecal concertion

Front 16

flatus

Back 16

gas in the GI tract, expelling of air from a body orifice, especially the anus

Front 17

gatroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Back 17

backflow of gstric contents into the esophagus due to a malfunction of the sphincter muscle at the inferior portion of the esophagus
(may occur when press in stomach is greater than in the esophagus and may be assoc w/ heartburn, esophagitis, or chest pain)

Front 18

halitosis

Back 18

offensive or bad breath

Front 19

hematemesis

Back 19

vomiting of blood
(bright red bld - upper GI bleeding - assoc with esophageal varices or peptic ulcer)

Front 20

irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Back 20

symptome complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel func (constipation, diarrhea) with no organic cause AKA spastic colon
(contributing factors:anxiety/stress

Front 21

obstipation

Back 21

intestinal obstruction
AKA severe constipation

Front 22

malabsorption syndrome

Back 22

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

Front 23

oral leukoplakia

Back 23

formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, lips, check caused primarily by irritation (precancerous cond assoc with pipe/cigarette somoking or ill-fitting dentures)

Front 24

melena

Back 24

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

Front 25

peristalsis

Back 25

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

Front 26

pyloric stenosis

Back 26

stricture or narrowing of the pyloric orifice, possibly due to excessive thickening of the pyloric sphincter(circular muscle of the pylorus) Tx: surgical section of the thickened muscle around the pyloric orifice

Front 27

regurgitation

Back 27

backward flowing, as in the return of solids or fluids to the mouth from the stomach or the backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve

Front 28

steatorrhea

Back 28

passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it (may occur in pancreatic dis when pancreatic enzymes are not sufficient, also in malabsorption syndrome)