Unit 9 Terms

Catheter

hollow tube which drains urine from the bladder

Colostomy

surgical procedure to create an opening in the abdominal wall to carry feces out; opening is into the large intestine. The stool will be formed or semi-formed

Constipation

when a person has difficulty having a BM

Defecate

elimination of stool; bowel movement

Diarrhea

frequent loose and liquid stools

Drainage

fluids that are freely flowing from a wound or body cavity; examples include blood and other body secretions

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 from food eliminated, stool

Flatus

intestinal gas

Graduate

a container with measurement numbers for liquids

Incontinence

inability to control or retain urine or stool

Incontinence brief

disposable absorbent pad for undergarments

Ostomy

a surgical procedure used to create an opening for urine or feces to be released from the body

Output

substances expelled or excreted from the body

Perspiration

sweat, a waste product that helps remove heat

Urine

liquid waste excreted by the kidneys

Urostomy

a surgical procedure where the urine is brought through an opening in the abdominal wall

Void

to urinate; to pass urine