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Anorexia
lack of appetite
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Borborygmus
rumbling or gurlging noise produced by movement of gas, luid or both in GI
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Catheter
Tube for ininjecting or removing fluids
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Diarrhea
Frequent passage of loose, watery stools
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Dysphagia
Difficulty in swallowing
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Elimination
Removing of waste material from body
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Enuresis
Uncontrolled expulsion of urine
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Feces
Solid wastes; stools
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Flatus
gas expelled thru the anus
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Jaundice
Yellow-orange coloration of the skin and other tissues caused by high levels of birlirubin in the blood
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Micturition
Urination; the act of voiding
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Periodontal disease
inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth and surrounding bone
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Sphincter
ring of muscles fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening
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Urea
maor nitrogenous waste product excreted in urine
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Colonic polyps
fleshy growths in colon
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Crohn's disease
An autoimmune chronic inflammation of intestine tract
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Hemorrhoids
swollen twisted varicose veinss in the rectal region
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Ascites
abnormal accumulation of fluids in abdominal due to liver disease
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Defecation
expulsion or passage of feces from the body through the anus
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dental caries
tooth decay, cavity
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Digestion
breakdown of complex foods to simpler forms
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Electrolyte
a chemical that carries an electrical charge in a solution
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Emulsification
physical process of breaking up large fat globule into smaller globules, thus increasing the surface area that enzymes can use to digest the fat
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Eructation
gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth (burping)
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Filtration
passive process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter or other material
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Hematozchezia
passage of bright, fresh, red blood from the rectum
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Melena
black, tarry stools, feces containing digested blood (blood from the upper GI)
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Nausea
unpleasant sensation in the stomach with tendency to vomit
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Peristalsis
Rhythm-like contractions of the tubes of the GI tract
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Steatorrhea
fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smelling feces
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Voiding
emptying of urine from the Urinary Bladder; urination of micturition
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Colorectal Cancer
adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum or both
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Diverticulosis
abnormal outpouching in the intestineal wall
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GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux desease. Sold and fluids return to the mouth from stomach.
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Hernia
Protrusion of organ or part through muscle normally containing it
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Cholelithiasis
Gallstones in gull bladder
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Peptic Ulcer
Open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum
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IBS
Irratable Bowl Syndrome. Group of GI symptoms associated with stress and tension
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colp/o and vagin/o
Vagina
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men/o
menses or menstruation
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cervic/o
neck of the cervic
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hyster/o and uter/o
uterus or womb
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obstetr/o
pregnancy and childbirth
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orch/o , orchi/o , orchid/o , test/o
testis
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sperm/o and spermat/o
spermatozoa or sperm
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vas/o
vessel or duct or vas deferens
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-rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
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-parous
bearing or bringing forth
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-pexy
fixation or put in place
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