| A | B |
|---|
| Catheter | Tube used to drain or inject fluid through body opening |
| Dysuria | Painful or difficult urination |
| Glucosuria/Glycosuria | Sugar in the urine |
| Functional Incontinence | Has bladder control cannot use toilet in time |
| Stress Incontinence | When urine leaks during exercise and certain movement |
| Hematuria | Blood in the urine |
| Polyuria | Abnormally large amounts of urine |
| Micturition | Urination or voiding |
| Nocturia | Frequent urination at night |
| Oliguria | Scant amount of urine less than 500mL in 24 hours |
| Voiding | Urination or micturition |
| Colostomy | Surgically created opening between the colon |
| Constipation | Passage of a hard, dry stool |
| Defacation | A bowel movement |
| Suppository | Cone-shaped solid drug inserted into body opening |
| Dehydration | The loss of water from tissues |
| Feces | Semi solid mass of waste products in colon |
| Fecal Incontinence | Unable to control passage of fecus and gas through anus |
| Fecal Impaction | Retention and build up of fecus in rectum |
| Diarrhea | Frequent passage of liquid stools |
| Flatus | Gas or air passage through anus |
| Flatulence | Gas or air in the stomach and intestines |
| Ileostomy | Surgical opening between ileum and abdominal wall |
| Peristalsis | Alternating contraction and relaxation of intestinal muscles |
| Stoma | An opening |
| Enema | Fluid in rectum and lower colon |
| Ostomy | A surgically created opening |
| Daily Value (DV) | How a serving fits in daily diet |
| Anorexia | A loss of appetite |
| Aspiration | Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or object into the lungs |
| Calorie | Amount of energy produced when body burns food |
| Dysphagia | Difficulty swallowing |
| Edema | Swelling of body tissues with water |
| Gastrostomy tube | A stomach tube |
| Gavage | Giving a tube feeding |
| Jejunostomy | A feeding tube created opening in jejunum of the small intestine |
| NG tube | Feeding tube inserted in the nose to the stomach |
| Nutrient | Substance ingested, digested, absorbed |
| Peg tube | Feeding tube inserted in stomach through a small incision in the skin |
| Acetone | Substance appears in urine from fast break down of fat for energy |
| Hemoptysis | Bloody sputum |
| Melena | A black tarry stool |
| Sputum | Mucus that is expelled through the mouth |
| Abrasion | Partial thickness wound caused by scraping away or rubbing of the skin |
| Chronic wound | A wound that doesn't heal easily |
| Contusion | Closed wound caused by blow to body; a bruise |
| Decubitus ulcer | Another term for pressure ulcer |
| Gangrene | Condition which there is death of tissue |
| Hematoma | Swelling that contains blood |
| Incision | Open wound with clean straight edges |
| Laceration | Open wound with torn tissues and jagged edges |
| Sanguineous | Bloody drainage |
| Serosanguineous drainage | Thin watery drainage that is blood-tinged |
| Skin tear | A break or rip in the skin |
| Wound | Break in the skin or mucous membrane |
| Dehiscence | Seperation of wound layers |
| Evisceration | Separation of wound along protrusion or abdominal organs |
| Purulent drainage | Thick green,yellow, or brown drainage |
| Ketone | Acetone, ketone body |
