Ch. 12 Terms Not Easily Broken Down Into Word Parts

Adhesion

Band of scar tissue that binds anatomic surfaces to each other

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Condition caused by gastric acid flowing upwards from the stomach into the esophagus

Hemorrhoids

Distended and swollen veins in the rectum and anus

Polyp

Small tumor like growth that extend from the surface of a mucous membrane 

Ulcerative colitis

Type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores, called ulcers, in the colon 

Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)

Checks for blood in a sample of your stool

Ascites

Abnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of fluid with large amounts of proteins and electrolytes 

Emesis 

Vomiting 

Feces 

Stool, fecal matter

Flatus

Gas in the GI tract

Melena

Black tarry stool that contains blood from the GI tract 

Nausea

Urge to vomit 

Reflux

Backward flow of fluid in the body 

Stoma 

Surgical opening between an organ and the surface of the body 

BE

Barium enema; radiographic examination of the lower gastrointestinal tract; large intestine, including the rectum, is made visible on x-ray by filling the colon with a liquid suspension called barium sulfate 

EGD

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; process of viewing the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum 

ERCP

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; procedure that looks at the bile and pancreatic ducts 

GI

Gastrointestinal; organs that play a part in food digestion

N&V

Nausea and vomiting 

UGI

Upper gastrointestinal series; radiographic examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract