Medical Terminology - Signs and Symptoms (Ch 5)

anorexia

lack of appetite

ascites

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

borborygmi

rumbling or gurgling noises produced by the movement of gas and/or fluid in the gastrointestinal tract (singular: borborygmus)

constipation

difficulty passing stools

diarrhea

frequent passage of loose, watery stools

dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

eructation

gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth

flatus

gas expelled through the anus

hematochezia

passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum

jaundice (icterus)

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

melena

black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood

nausea

unpleasant sensation in the stomach with a tendency to vomit

steatorrhea

fat in the feces