A | B |
stricture | An abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage. |
peristalsis | skeletal muscle contractions that move food and waste through digestive tract |
bile | A bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that is secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and discharged into the duodenum and aids in the emulsification, digestion, and absorption of fats. |
emesis | The act of vomiting. |
flatus | intestinal gas |
incontinent | Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions |
nausea | A feeling of sickness in the stomach characterized by an urge to vomit |
juandice | Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues. It occurs as a symptom of various diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile. |
reflux | A flowing back; ebb |
stenosis | A constriction or narrowing of a duct or passage; a stricture |
cholelithiasis | gall stones |
fistula | An abnormal duct or passage resulting from injury, disease, or a congenital disorder that connects an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the body surface or to another hollow organ. |
ulcer | A lesion of the skin or a mucous membrane such as the one lining the stomach or duodenum that is accompanied by formation of pus and necrosis of surrounding tissue, usually resulting from inflammation or ischemia |
bolus | a soft mass of chewed food in the mouth |
defecate | eliminate stool or feces |
colostomy | Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening from the colon |