Digestive System

Question 1

Anorexia

Answer 1

lack of appetite

Question 2

ascites

Answer 2

excess fluid in peritoneal cavity

Question 3

cachexia

Answer 3

condition of abnormally low weight - emaciated

Question 4

cholangiogram

Answer 4

x-ray picture of the bile ducts

Question 5

cirrhosis

Answer 5

hardening/degeneration of the liver

Question 6

coeliac disease

Answer 6

inability to digest gluten

Question 7

colic

Answer 7

sever abdominal pain coming in waves

Question 8

crohn’s disease

Answer 8

inflammatory disease of the ileum in the small intestine

Question 9

defecation

Answer 9

evacuation of the bowels

Question 10

diverticula

Answer 10

abnormal pouches in the intestinal wall

Question 11

dysphagia

Answer 11

difficulty swallowing

Question 12

dyspepsia

Answer 12

difficulty with digestion

Question 13

haematemesis

Answer 13

vomiting blood

Question 14

haemorrhoids

Answer 14

varicose veins in the rectum

Question 15

jaundice

Answer 15

yellowing of body tissue

Question 16

melaena

Answer 16

blood in the faeces

Question 17

peptic

Answer 17

relating to digestion

Question 18

peritonitis

Answer 18

inflammation of the membrane covering the abdominal organs

Question 19

proctalgia

Answer 19

pain in the anus and rectum

Question 20

steatorrhoea

Answer 20

excessive fat in faeces

Question 21

small colon function

Answer 21

to absorb all nutrients in food

Question 22

large colon function

Answer 22

to absorb water from food