Definitions Flashcards
Dysgeusia
an altered or impaired sense of taste (cancer)
Xerostomia
Dryness of the mouth (cancer)
Asthenia
Physical and mental fatigue, not relieved by rest or sleep (cancer)
Cachexia
State of ill health, malnutrition and wasting (cancer)
Sulfasalazine
Medication used in IBD to treat symptoms such as diarrhoea, inflammation, stomach pain
Anastomosis
the surgical connection of 2 parts of the intestine completed after a resection (IBD)
Asthenia
physical and mental fatigue, not relieved by sleep or rest (cancer)
Cachexia
a state of ill health, malnutrition and wasting (cancer)
Colectomy
surgical removal of all or part of the colon (IBD, cancer)
Colonoscopy
medical procedure to examine the large bowel (IBD, cancer)
Colostomy
a surgical procedure to bring part of the large intestine (colon) to the surface of the body to form a stoma (artifical opening)
Dysarthria
speech disorder causing slow or slurred speech (stroke)
Dysphagia
swallowing disorder/difficulty in swallowing (stroke, cancer)
Dysphasia
language disorder causing poor generation of speech (stroke)
Embolism
blockage inside a blood vessel (stroke)
Fistula
abnormal connection between two hollow spaces e.g. blood vessels or intestines caused by inflammation (IBD)
Gastrostomy
creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach (enteral feeding e.g. in IBD)
Methotrexate
anti-inflammatory drug used to treat IBD
Mucositis
inflammation of a mucous membrane, frequently seen in the oral cavity (cancer)
Neoplasm
abnormal growth of cells - a tumor (benign or malignant) (cancer)
Neutropenia
abnormally low number of neutrophils in the blood (defence cells) (cancer)
Odynophagia
pain upon swallowing (cancer)
Oesophageal varices
abnormal and enlarged veins in the oesophagus that blocks normal blood flow to the liver (liver disease)
Oseophagitis
inflammation of the oesoaphagus (cancer)
Oliguria
low urine output (kidney disease)
Omentectomy
removal of fatty tissue that encompasses the stomach and large intestine (cancer)
Polydipsia
excessive thirst (diabetes)
Polyuria
excessive and frequent urination (diabetes)
Tenesmus
persistent desire to empty but ineffectual and painful straining at stool or in urination (cancer)
Trismus
difficulty in opening the mouth (cancer)
Stricture
an abnormal narrowing of a body passage (IBD)
Sarcopenia
loss of muscle mass and strength
