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Nursing 111: Test 4 Key Terms
Module III: Unit C
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Undergraduate 1
04/13/2009

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aganglionic
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without nerve tissue
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colostomy
Definition
a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus
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diverticulum
Definition
a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
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effluent
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water mixed with waste matter
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ileostomy
Definition
The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy)
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malabsorption
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The inability to adequately or efficiently absorb nutrients from the intestinal tract
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ostomy
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surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes
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stoma
Definition
surgically created opening from an area inside the body to the outside
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