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The digestive process in which digestive juices and enzymes break down food into materials the body can use

An inability to control the muscles of the bowels, which leads to an involuntary passage of stool or gas; also
called fecal incontinence

The study of body structure

The study of all life forms

Groups of organs that perform specific functions in the human body

The physical process of releasing or emptying the colon or large intestine of stool or feces

The basic structural units of all organisms

Semi-liquid substance made as a result of the chemical breakdown of food in the stomach

The large intestine

Surgically-created opening into the large intestine to allow feces to be expelled; causes stool to be semi-solid

The difficulty and often painful elimination of a hard, dry stool

A disease that causes the wall of the intestines (large or small) to become inflamed (red, sore, and swollen)

The process of eliminating feces from the rectum through the anus

Frequent elimination of liquid or semi-liquid feces

The process of breaking down food so that it can be absorbed into the cells

Inflammation of sacs that develop in the wall of the large intestine due to diverticulosis

A disorder in which sac-like pouching develop into a weakened area of the wall of the large intestine (colon)

The first part of the small intestine where the common bile duct enters the small intestine

Chemical substances that are essential to maintaining fluid balance and homeostasis in the body

The process of expelling wastes

A specific amount of water, with or without an additive, introduced into the colon to eliminate stool

A mass of dry, hard stool that remains packed in the rectum and cannot be expelled

Solid body waste excreted through the anus from the large intestine; also called the stool

Air in the intestine that is passed through the rectum; also called gas or flatus

A bedpan that is flatter than a regular bedpan; used for small or thin people or those who cannot lift their buttocks onto a standard bedpan

A chronic condition in which the liquid contents of the stomach back up into the esophagus

A continuous tube from the opening of the mouth all the way to the anus, where solid wastes are eliminated from the body

A condition that results from a weakening of the sphincter muscle which joins the esophagus and the stomach; also known as acid reflux

Enlarged veins in the rectum that can cause itching, burning, pain, and bleeding

The condition in which all of the body’s systems are balanced and are working at their best

Surgically-created opening into the end of the small intestines, the ileum, to allow feces to be expelled; causes stool to liquid

The process of taking food or fluids into the body

A chronic condition of the gastrointestinal tract that is worsened by stress

The inability to digest lactose, a type of sugar in milk and other dairy products

A condition in which the body cannot absorb or digest a particular nutrient properly

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A structure unit in the human body that performs a specific function

Surgical creation of an opening from an area inside the body to the outside

The study of the disorders that occur in the body

Muscular contractions that push food through the gastrointestinal tract

The study of how the body parts function

A chair with a toilet seat and a removable container underneath

A sample, such as a tissue, blood, urine, stool, or sputum, used for analysis and diagnosis

An artificial opening in the body

A medication given rectally to cause a bowl movement

A group of cells that performs similar tasks

A chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine

A type of urostomy in which a surgical creation of an opening from the ureter through the abdomen is made for urine to be eliminated

The general term used for any surgical procedure that diverts the passage of urine by re-directing the ureters