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11 Cards in this Set
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Ascites |
Abnormal collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
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Dysentery |
Disorder that involves inflammation of the intestine, usually the large intestine, associated with diarrhea and abdominal pain |
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Emesis |
Expelling matter from the stomach through the mouth |
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Flatus |
Gas in the digestive tract or expelled through the anus |
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Gastric lavage |
Washing out of the stomach |
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Gavage |
Process of feeding a person through a nasogastric tube |
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Hematemesis |
Vomiting blood |
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Hematochezia |
Passage of bloody feces |
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Melena |
Black, tarry stool that contains digestive blood. Usually bleeding in the upper GI tract |
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Peristalsis |
Involuntary wave like contractions that propel food along the digestive tract |
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Stoma |
Surgical opening between an organ and the surface of the body |
