Chapter 49 Med Terms Flashcards
Loss of voluntary ability to control fecal and gaseous discharges through the anal sphincter
Bowel incontinence or fecal incontinence
An agent that promotes the passage of flatus from the colon
Carminatives
Drugs that induce defection
Cathartics
Contents of the colon
Chyme
A temporary or permanent opening into the colon (large bowel) to divert and drain fecal material
Colostomy
A portable chair with a toilet seat and a receptacle underneath that can be emptied; often used for adult client who is able to get out of bed but is unable to walk to the bathroom
Commode
Passage of small, dry, hard stool or passage of no stool for a period of time
Constipation
Expulsion of feces from the anus and rectum
Defecation
Defecation of liquid feces and increased frequency of defecation
Diarrhea
Used most often as a treatment for constipation, it distended the intestine and sometimes irritates the intestinal mucosa, thereby increasing peristalsis and the excretion of feces and flatus
Enema
A mass or collection of hardened, putty- like feces in the folds of the rectum
Fecal impaction
Excreted waste products; also called stool
Feces or stool
The presence of excessive amounts of gas in the stomach or intestines
Flatulence
Gas or air present in the stomach or intestines
Flatus
Increased peristalsis of the colon after food has entered the stomach
Gastrocolic reflex
An opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach
Gastronomy
Pouches that form in the large intestine when the longitudinal muscles are shorter than the colon
Haustra
(Shuffling) movement of the chyme back and forth within the haustra in the large intestine
Haustral churning
Distended veins in the rectum
Hemorrhoids
A colostomy that generally empties from the distal end of the small intestine
Ileostomy
The act of taking in food or medication
Ingestion
A tube that is placed surgically or by laparoscopy through the abdominal wall into the jejunum for long term nutritional support
Jejunostomy
Medications that stimulate bowel activity and assist feces elimination
Laxatives
Involves a wave of powerful muscular contraction that moves over large areas of the colon; usually occurs after eating
Mass peristalsis
The first fecal material passed by a newborn, normally up to 24 hours after birth
Meconium
An opening on the abdominal wall for the elimination of feces or Urine
Ostomy
Wavelike movements produced by circular and longitudinal muscle fibers of the intestinal walls; the movement propels the intestinal contents onward
Peristalsis
An opening created in the abdominal wall by and ostomy
Stoma
Solid, cone-shaped, medicated substances inserted into the rectum, vagina, or urethra
Suppository
A receptacle for urine and feces
Bedpan
