Chapter 14 Flashcards
Anticholinergic
drugs that block the action of acetylcholine
Ascites
a condition in which fluid collects in spaces within your abdomen
Bilirubin
a yellowish pigment that is made during the normal breakdown of red blood cells
Bilirubinuria
the presence of bilirubin in the urine
Cachexia
a condition that causes the body muscles to waste away
Colectomy
a type of surgery used to treat colon diseases
Coryza
catarrhal inflammation of the mucous membrane in the nose, caused especially by a cold or by hay fever.
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Enteropathy
ongoing damage or irritation and swelling to the small intestine
Epigastric
area of the upper abdomen
Exudate
a mass of cells and fluid that has seeped out of blood vessels or an organ, especially in inflammation.
Fecalith
A hard stony mass of feces in the intestinal tract
Fissure
a small tear in the thin, moist tissue (mucosa) that lines the anus
Fistula
an abnormal connection between two body parts, such as an organ or blood vessel and another structure
Gliadin
a class of proteins present in wheat and several other cereals within the grass genus Triticum
Hematemesis
the vomiting of blood
Hematochezia
the passage of fresh blood per anus, usually in or with stools
Hemolysis
breakdown or destruction of red blood cells so that the contained oxygen-carrying pigment hemoglobin is freed into the surrounding medium
Hepatomegaly
An enlarged liver is one that’s bigger than normal
Hyperchlorhydria
the presence of a greater than typical proportion of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice that occurs in many normal individuals but is especially characteristic of various pathological states (as ulceration)
Hyperglycemia
high blood glucose (blood sugar)
Ileostomy
an opening in the belly (abdominal wall) that’s made during surgery
Jaundice
a medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin and typically caused by obstruction of the bile duct