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| an abormal condition characterized by the absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice. |
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| is a condition characterized by the loss of the ability to swallow as a result of organic psychologic causes. |
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| an abnormal accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity. the fluid contains large amounts of protein and electrolytes. |
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| is an audible abdominal sound produced by hyperactive intestinal peristalsis. rumbling, gurgling, and tinkling noises heard when listening with a stethoscope. |
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| difficulty in passing stools or an incomplete or infrequent passage of hard stools. |
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| the frequent passage of loose, watery stools. |
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| a vague feeling of epigastric discomfort after eating. an uncomfortable feeling of fullness, heartburn, bloating, and nausea. |
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| is difficulty in swalling, commonly associated with obstructive or motor disorders of the esophagus. |
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| excessive leanness caused by disease or lack of nutrition. |
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| the material expelled from the stomach during vomiting (vomitus). |
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| is the act o bringing up air from stomach with a characteristic sound through the mouth; belching. |
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| air or gas in the intestine that is passed through the rectum. |
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| is a backflow of the content of the stomach into the esophagus that is often the result of incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter. |
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| a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera of the eyes caused by greater than normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood; also called jaundice. |
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| is an abnormal, black, tarry stool containing digested blood. |
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| is a common chronic condition of itching of the skin around the anus. |
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| greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces characterized by frothy,foul-smelling fecal matter that floats(as in celiac disease, andy condition in which fat are poorly absorbed by the small intestine. |
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