| 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 |
