GI terminology Flashcards
Lack of appetite
Anorexia
subjective sensation of impending urge to vomit
Nausea
Queasiness –>retching, forceful ejection of upper gut contents from the mouth
Vomiting/Emesis
Peristalsis of stomach and esophagus conducted with a closed glottis
retching
effortless reflux of liquid or gastric or esophageal food contents in the absence of N/V
regurgitation
Chewing and swallowing of food that is regurgitated volitionally after meals
rumination
Gastric conditions where there is epithelial or endothelial damage without inflammation
Gastropathy
Inflammation of the stomach with distinctive histologic and endoscopic features
Gastritis
Expulsion of swallowed air, aka burping
Eructation
hiccups
singultus
gas or air in the GI tract expelled through the anus
Flatus
vomiting blood
hematemesis
a rumbling noise caused by propulsion of gas through the intestine
borborygmi
ineffectual and painful straining at stool (or urination)
tenesmus
repeated having bowel movements in places other than the toilet after the age when bowel control can be normally expected
Encopresis
pertaining to or originating in a hospital
nosocomial
A group of symptoms accompanying fulminant pulmonary edema and resulting in acute respiratory failure
-ARDS: Acute respiratory Distress syndrome
Diffuse inflammation of the soft or connective tissue due to infections (acute pancreatitis)
Phlegmon
MRCP
magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
EUS
endoscopic ultrasound
general term for a group of GI disorders characterized by inflammation of the intestines, particularly the colon
-abdominal pain and cramps, straining at stool (tenesmus), and frequent passage of watery diarrhea or stools containing blood and mucus
Dysentery