Unit 9 Flashcards
Constipation
Having difficulty with bowel movement, dry or hard stool
Catheter
Hollow tube which drains intone from the bladder
Defecate
Elimination of stool; also called a bowel movement
Diarrhea
Frequent loose and liquid stool
Drainage
Fluids such as blood or other body secretions withdrawn or freely flowing from a wound or body cavity
Elimination
Removal of waste products from the body
Emesis
Vomiting
Fecal impaction
Hard, dry stool that becomes lodged in the intestine or rectum
Feces
Semi solid wastes eliminated for the intestines. Mostly indigestible ingredients from food.
Flatus
Intestinal gas
Graduate
A container into which liquids can be poured
Incontinence
Inability to control or retain urine or stool
Incontinent brief
Disposable absorbent pad design to line undergarments
Output
Substance expelled from the body
Perspiration
Sweat - a body waste product