DSA: Medical Terminology Flashcards
Acholic
Absence of secretion of bile (acholic stools are clay colored)
Borborygmi
Rumbling noise caused by propulsion of gas thru intestines
Colic
Acute paroxysmal abdominal pain
Courvoisier’s sign
Enlarged non-tender gallbladder secondary to pancreatic disease or cancer
Cullen Sign
Ecchymosis around the umbilicus secondary to hemorrhage
Dysplasia
Abnormal tissue development, alteration in size, shape, and organization of cells
Eructation
Expulsion of swallowed air, aka burping!
Gastropathy
Gastric condition where there is endothelial damage WITHOUT inflammation
Grey Turner sign
Flank ecchymosis secondary to hemorrhage
Globus pharyngeus
Foreign body sensation localized in the neck that does NOT interfere w/ swallowing and sometimes is relieved w/ swallowing. Often occurs in the setting of anxiety or OCD. Clinical experience teaches that it is often attributable to GERD
Obstipation
Severe intractable constipation caused by intestinal obstruction
Pneumobilia, Pneumomediastinum, and Pneumoperitoneum
Pneumobilia: gas in the biliary system/bile ducts
Pneumomediastinum: air or gas in the mediastinum
Pneumoperitoneum: air or gas in the peritoneal cavity
Pyrosis
Substernal burning sensation, aka heartburn
What does rebound tenderness test for?
Peritoneal inflammation
Retching
Peristalsis of stomach and esophagus conducted w/ a closed glottis
