glossary

Question 1

stones

Answer 1

calculi

Question 2

a condition where bile cannot flow from the liver to the duodenum

Answer 2

cholestasis

Question 3

surgical procedure where large intestine drawn out through stomach making an alternative exit for faeces

Answer 3

colostomy

Question 4

hard stony mass of faeces in intestines

Answer 4

fecalith

Question 5

medical procesdure - all or part of the stomach is removed

Answer 5

gastrectomy

Question 6

synthesis of glucose - occurs mainly in the liver

Answer 6

gluconeogenisis

Question 7

polysaccharide of glucose

Answer 7

glycogen

Question 8

splitting sugars (glucose) the first stage of cellular respiration

Answer 8

glycolysis

Question 9

peptide hormone produced by pancreas, raises glucose in bloodstream - opposite of insulin

Answer 9

glucagon

Question 10

vomiting of bright red blood

Answer 10

hematemisis

Question 11

another word for jaundice

Answer 11

icterus

Question 12

black tarry faeces assoc. with upper GIT bleeding

Answer 12

melena

Question 13

itching

Answer 13

pruritis

Question 14

enlarged spleen

Answer 14

splenomegaly

Question 15

fatty stools

Answer 15

steatorrhea

Question 16

narrowing (of a tube)

Answer 16

stricture

Question 17

feeling like you need a poo but no poo

Answer 17

tenesmus

Question 18

tending to produce ulcers

Answer 18

ulcerogenic

Question 19

swallowing problems

Answer 19

dysphagia