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Definitions Flashcards

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Dysgeusia

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an altered or impaired sense of taste (cancer)

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Xerostomia

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Dryness of the mouth (cancer)

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Asthenia

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Physical and mental fatigue, not relieved by rest or sleep (cancer)

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Cachexia

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State of ill health, malnutrition and wasting (cancer)

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Sulfasalazine

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Medication used in IBD to treat symptoms such as diarrhoea, inflammation, stomach pain

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Anastomosis

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the surgical connection of 2 parts of the intestine completed after a resection (IBD)

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Asthenia

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physical and mental fatigue, not relieved by sleep or rest (cancer)

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Cachexia

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a state of ill health, malnutrition and wasting (cancer)

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Colectomy

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surgical removal of all or part of the colon (IBD, cancer)

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Colonoscopy

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medical procedure to examine the large bowel (IBD, cancer)

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Colostomy

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a surgical procedure to bring part of the large intestine (colon) to the surface of the body to form a stoma (artifical opening)

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Dysarthria

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speech disorder causing slow or slurred speech (stroke)

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Dysphagia

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swallowing disorder/difficulty in swallowing (stroke, cancer)

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Dysphasia

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language disorder causing poor generation of speech (stroke)

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Embolism

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blockage inside a blood vessel (stroke)

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Fistula

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abnormal connection between two hollow spaces e.g. blood vessels or intestines caused by inflammation (IBD)

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Gastrostomy

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creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach (enteral feeding e.g. in IBD)

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Methotrexate

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anti-inflammatory drug used to treat IBD

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Mucositis

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inflammation of a mucous membrane, frequently seen in the oral cavity (cancer)

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Neoplasm

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abnormal growth of cells - a tumor (benign or malignant) (cancer)

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Neutropenia

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abnormally low number of neutrophils in the blood (defence cells) (cancer)

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Odynophagia

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pain upon swallowing (cancer)

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Oesophageal varices

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abnormal and enlarged veins in the oesophagus that blocks normal blood flow to the liver (liver disease)

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Oseophagitis

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inflammation of the oesoaphagus (cancer)

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Oliguria

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low urine output (kidney disease)

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Omentectomy

A

removal of fatty tissue that encompasses the stomach and large intestine (cancer)

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Polydipsia

A

excessive thirst (diabetes)

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Polyuria

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excessive and frequent urination (diabetes)

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Tenesmus

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persistent desire to empty but ineffectual and painful straining at stool or in urination (cancer)

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Trismus

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difficulty in opening the mouth (cancer)

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Stricture

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an abnormal narrowing of a body passage (IBD)

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Sarcopenia

A

loss of muscle mass and strength

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