Ch. 12 Symptomatic Terms

Question 1

anorexia

Answer 1

loss of appetite (orexia = appetite)

Question 2

aphagia

Answer 2

inability to swallow

Question 3

ascites

Answer 3

accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity (ascot = bags)

Question 4

buccal

Answer 4

in the cheek

Question 5

diarrhea

Answer 5

frequent loose or liquid stools

Question 6

constipation

Answer 6

infrequent or incomplete bowel movements (constipo = to press together)

Question 7

dyspepsia

Answer 7

indigestion (pepsis = digestion)

Question 8

dysphagia

Answer 8

difficulty in swallowing

Question 9

eructiation

Answer 9

belch

Question 10

flatulence

Answer 10

gas in the stomach or intestines (flatus = a blowing)

Question 11

halitosis

Answer 11

bad breath (halitus = breath)

Question 12

hematemesis

Answer 12

vomiting blood

Question 13

hematochezia

Answer 13

red blood in the stool (chezo = defecate)

Question 14

hepatomegaly

Answer 14

enlargement of the liver

Question 15

hyperbilirubinemia

Answer 15

excessive level of bilirubin (bile pigment) in the blood

Question 16

icterus, jaundice

Answer 16

yellow discoloration of the skin, sclera, and other tissues due to excessive bilirubin in the blood (jaundice = yellow)

Question 17

melena

Answer 17

dark-colored, tarry stool caused by old blood

Question 18

nausea

Answer 18

feeling sick in the stomach

Question 19

steatorrhea

Answer 19

feces containing fat

Question 20

sublingual, hypoglossal

Answer 20

under the tongue