Disease and Conditions of the Digestive System

Question 1

Anorexia

Answer 1

Lack or loss of appetite

Inability to eat

Question 2

Appendicitis

Answer 2

Inflammation of the appendix

Obstruction or infection

Question 3

Acites

Answer 3

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Result of chronic liver disease

Question 4

Borborygmus

Answer 4

Rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance

Caused by passage of gas through the liquid contents of the intestine

Question 5

Cachexia

Answer 5

Physical wasting that includes loss of weight and muscle mass
Commonly associated with AIDS

Question 6

Cholelithiasis

Answer 6

Presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct

Question 7

Cirrhosis

Answer 7

Scarring and dysfunction of the liver cause by chronic liver disease

Question 8

Colic

Answer 8

Spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ
Especially in the colon
Painful

Question 9

Crohn Disease

Answer 9

Form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), usually of the ileum

Question 10

Dysentery

Answer 10

Inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon

Caused by ingesting water or food containing chemical irritants, bacteria

Question 11

Dysphagia

Answer 11

Inability or difficulty in swallowing

Question 12

Eructation

Answer 12

Producing gas from the stomach (belching)

Question 13

Fecalith

Answer 13

Fecal concretion

Question 14

Flatus

Answer 14

Gas in the GI tract

Question 15

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Answer 15

Backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus due to a malfunction of the sphincter muscle at the inferior portion of the esophagus

Question 16

Halitosis

Answer 16

Foul-smelling breath

Question 17

Hematemesis

Answer 17

Vomiting of blood from bleeding in the stomach or esophagus

Question 18

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Answer 18

Symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function

Question 19

Malabsorption Syndrome

Answer 19

Symptom complex of the small intestine characterized by the impaired passage of nutrients, minerals, or fluids through intestinal villi into the blood or lymph

Question 20

Melena

Answer 20

Passage of dark colored, tarry stools

Due to presence of blood altered by intestinal juices

Question 21

Obestiy

Answer 21

Excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds body’s skeletal and physical standards
20% or more above ideal body weight

Question 22

Morbid obesity

Answer 22

BMI >/= 4-

About 100 pounds over

Question 23

Obstipation

Answer 23

Severe constipation

May be caused by an intestinal obstruction

Question 24

Oral Leukoplakia

Answer 24

Formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, lips or cheek

Question 25

Peristalsis

Answer 25

Progressive, wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes, GI tract

Question 26

Pyloric Stenosis

Answer 26

Stricture or narrowing of the pyloric sphincter at the outlet of the stomach, causing an obstruction that blocks the flow of food into the small intestine

Question 27

Regurgitation

Answer 27

Backward flowing

Question 28

Steatorrhea

Answer 28

Passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it