Term
|
Definition
| Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Rumbling or gurgling noises that are audilble at a distance and caused by the passage of gas through the liquid contents of the intestines |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Physical wasting that includes loss of weight and muscle mass |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Spasm of any hollow or tubular soft organ accompanied by pain |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| expulsion of gas in the GI track from a body oriface, especially the anus |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Passage of dark-dolored tarry stools due to the presence of blood alterted by intestinal juices |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| progressive wavelike movements that occur involuntary in hollow tubes of the body, especilly the GI track (to move things) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| passage of fat in the feces due to failure to dugest and absorb it |
|
|
