M3A Pathology Vocab

Question 1

anorexia

Answer 1

lack of appetite

Question 2

ascites

Answer 2

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

Question 3

borborygmi (singular: borborygmus)

Answer 3

rumbling or gurgling noises produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both in the gastrointestinal tract

Question 4

constipation

Answer 4

difficulty in passing stools

Question 5

diarrhea

Answer 5

frequent passage of loose, watery stools

Question 6

dysphagia

Answer 6

difficulty in swallowing

Question 7

eructation

Answer 7

gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth

Question 8

flatus

Answer 8

gas expelled through the anus

Question 9

hematochezia

Answer 9

passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum

Question 10

jaundice

Answer 10

yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of the eyes by high levels of bilirubin in the blood

Question 11

melena

Answer 11

black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood

Question 12

nausea

Answer 12

unpleasant sensation in the stomach with a tendency to vomit

Question 13

steatorrhea

Answer 13

fat in the feces