digestive system

Question 1

aerophagia

Answer 1

excessive swallowing of air while eating or drinking a common cause of gas in the stomach

Question 2

anastomosis

Answer 2

a surgical connection between 2 hollow or tubular structures

Question 3

antiemetic

Answer 3

a medication that is administered to prevent or relieve nausea and vomiting

Question 4

ascities

Answer 4

an abnormal accumulaction of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Question 5

bariatrics

Answer 5

the branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and management of obesity and associated disease

Question 6

borborygmus

Answer 6

the rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine

Question 7

cachexia

Answer 7

a condition of physical wasting away due to the loss of weight and muscle mass that occurs in patients with diseases such as advanced cancer or aids

Question 8

canker sores

Answer 8

also known as aphthous ulcers, are gray-white pits with a red border in the soft tissues lining the mouth

Question 9

celiac disease

Answer 9

an autoimmune disorder characterizeed by a sever reaction to ingestion gluten