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lack of appetite -orexia = appetite |
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| abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
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borborygmus borborygmi (pl.) |
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| rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both in the gastrointestinal tract |
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| difficulty in passing stools (feces) |
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| frequent passage of loose, watery stools (feces) |
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| gas expelled from the stomach through the rectum |
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| gas expelled through the anus |
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| passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum |
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| yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused y high levels of bilirubin on the blood (hyperbilirubinemia) |
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| black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood |
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| unpleasant sensation in the stomach associated with a tendecy to vomit |
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| fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smelling fecal matter |
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| inflammation of the mouth with small, painful ulcers |
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tooth decay caries = decay |
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| inflammation of the mouth by infection with the herpesvirus |
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white plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth -plakia = plaque |
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| inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth, and surrounding bone |
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| failure of the lower esophagus (LES) muscle to relax |
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| swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus |
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| maligant tumor of the stomach |
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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) |
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| solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach |
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| protrusion of organ or part through the muscle normally containing it |
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| open sore or lesion of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum |
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| abnormal tube-like pasageway near the anus |
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| polyps (benign growths) protude from the mucous membrane of the colon |
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| adenocarcinoma of the colon and/or rectum |
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| chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract (terminal ileum and colon) |
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| abnormal side pockets (outpouchings) in the intestinal wall |
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| painful, inflamed intestines |
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| swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region |
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| failure of peristalsis with resulting obstruction of the intestinal |
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| telescoping of the intestine |
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irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) |
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| group of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with stress and tension |
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| chronic inflammation of the colon with presence of ulcers |
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| twisting of the intestine on itself |
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| gallstones in the gallbladder |
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| chronic degenerative disease of the liver |
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| inflammation of the pancreas |
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| inflammation of the liver caused by a virus |
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