| A | B |
| bed pan | a container used by a bedridden patient for urination or bowel elimination |
| colostomy | surgical opening into the colon to release waste |
| constipation | build up of feces in the large intestine |
| diarrhea | semi-fluid feces |
| elimination | to rid the body of waste |
| enema | putting fluid in to the rectum to assist in having a bowel movement |
| laxative | a medication that loosens the bowels |
| suppository | cone-shaped medication inserted into the rectum to assist with a bowel lmovement |
| urinal | container used by male patients for urination while in bed |