Test 2 Chapter 17 Flashcards
Autodigestion
Pancreatic enzymes destroy its own tissue leading to inflammation (pancreatitis)
Calculi
Masses that form in the bile (gallstones)
Cholestasis
Obstructed flow of the bile
Colostomy
Surgery in which a piece of the colon is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall so as to bypass a damaged part of the colon.
Fecalith
Stony mass of feces in the intestine
Gastrectomy
Surgery to remove all or part of the stomach
Hematemesis
Brown and granular vomit that contains blood from partial digestion of protein in the blood
Hepatotoxins
Can cause inflammation and necrosis in the liver
Hyperbilirubinemia
Jaundice
Icterus
Jaundice
Ileostomy
Opening in the belly (abdominal wall) that’s made during surgery.
Impaction
Mass of dry, hard stool that can’t be eliminated by a normal bowel movement
Melena
Dark tar colored stool from significant bleeding that has occurred higher in the digestive tract
Mesentary
Double layer of peritoneum that supports the intestines that conveys blood supply
Multiparity
Giving birth to several children
Occult
Small hidden amounts of blood that are not visible to the eye but are detectable in a specimen
Periodontitis
Infection and damage to periodontal ligament and bone resulting in loosened of lost teeth
Retroperitoneal
Posterior to the stomach against the abdominal wall and behind the parietal peritoneum
Steatorrhea
“fatty” diarrhea seen commonly in celiac disease and cystic fibrosis
Stricture
Area of narrowing in the intestines.
Tenesmus
Persistent spasms of the rectum associated with the need to defecate
Ulcerogenic
Tend to produce or develop into ulcers (aspirin)
