digestive system

Question 1

aerophagia

Answer 1

excessive swallowing of air while eating or drinking

Question 2

anastomosis

Answer 2

surgical connection between 2 hollow or tubular structures

Question 3

anorexia nervosa

Answer 3

eating disorder characterized by a false perception of body appearance that leads to a refusal to maintain body weight

Question 4

anoscopy

Answer 4

visual examination of the anal canal/lower rectum

Question 5

ascites

Answer 5

abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Question 6

borborygmus

Answer 6

rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in intestine

Question 7

cholecystitis

Answer 7

inflammation of the gallbladder that’s usually associated with gallstones

Question 8

cholelithiasis

Answer 8

the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile duct

Question 9

cirrhosis

Answer 9

crónica degenerative disease of the liver characterized by scarring

Question 10

colonoscopy

Answer 10

direct visual examination of the inner surface of the colon from the rectum to the cecum

Question 11

Crohn’s disease

Answer 11

chronic autoimmune disorder that occurs anywhere in the digestive tract; mostly found in the colon and the ileum

Question 12

diverticulitis

Answer 12

inflammation/infection of one or more diverticili in the wall of the colon

Question 13

dysphagia

Answer 13

difficulty in swallowing

Question 14

emesis

Answer 14

reflex ejection of the stomach contents outward through the mouth; vomit

Question 15

esophageal varices

Answer 15

enlarged and swollen veins at the lower end of the esophagus

Question 16

gastrorrhea

Answer 16

excessive secretion of gastric juice or mucus in the stomach

Question 17

gastrostomy

Answer 17

surgical opening in the stomach for a feeding tube

Question 18

hematemesis

Answer 18

vomiting of blood

Question 19

hemoccult

Answer 19

hidden blood in stools

Question 20

herpes labialis

Answer 20

blister like sores on lips caused by HSV-1

Question 21

hiatal hernia

Answer 21

protrusion of part of the stomach through an opening in the diaphragm

Question 22

inguinal hernia

Answer 22

protrusion of a small loop of bowel through a weak place in the lower abdominal wall or groin

Question 23

liver

Answer 23

largest organ in the body, important functions in removing toxins from blood and turns food into fuel

Question 24

melana

Answer 24

passage of black, tarry, foul-smelling stools

Question 25

metabolism

Answer 25

all processes involved in the body’s use of nutrients

Question 26

pica

Answer 26

abnormal appetite of non-food substances such as dirt that lasts for at least 1 month

Question 27

polyp

Answer 27

mushroom-like growth from surface of a mucous membrane

Question 28

proctopexy

Answer 28

surgical fixation of a prolapsed rectum to an adjacent tissue or organ

Question 29

proctologist

Answer 29

physician who specializes in colon, rectum and anus disorders

Question 30

pyloric sphincter

Answer 30

ring-like muscle @ base of stomach; controls flow of partially digested food from stomach to duodenum of small intestine

Question 31

salmonellosis

Answer 31

infectious disease transmitted by feces, either by direct contact or by eating contaminated raw food

Question 32

sigmoidoscopy

Answer 32

surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes

Question 33

trismus

Answer 33

restriction to opening of mouth caused by trauma, surgery’s, or radiation

Question 34

volvulus

Answer 34

twisting if an intestine on itself causing obstruction