Review Clinical Terms: Digestive System

failure of the smooth muscle to relax at some junction in the digestive tube, such as between the esophagus and stomach.

• Cirrhosis

• Diverticulitis

• Dyspepsia

• Achalasia

lack of hydrochloric acid in gastric secretions.

• Aphagia

• Achlorohydria

• Dyspepsia

• Dumping Syndrome

self-starvation.

• Acholorhydria

• Dyspepsia

• Dysentery

• Anorexia nervosa

inability to swallow.

• Aphagia

• Dyspesia

• Achalasia

• Enteritis

inflammation of the gallbladder.

• Celiac disease

• Cholecystitis

• Cirrhosis

• Dyspepsia

liver condition in which the hepatic cells of degenerate and the surrounding connective tissues thicken.

• Aphagia

• Dyspepsia

• Achalasia

• Cirrhosis

inflammation of the small pouches that form in the lining and wall of the colon.

• Diverticulitis

• Cirrhosis

• Dyspepsia

• Enteritis

symptoms, including diarrhea, that often occur following a gastrectomy.

• Dysentery

• Dyspepsia

• Enteritis

• Dumping syndrome

intestinal infection by viruses, bacteria, or protozoans that causes diarrhea and cramps.

• Dysphagia

• Dysentery

• Dyspepsia

• Diverticulitis

indigestion, difficulty in digesting a meal.

• Dysentery

• Dyspepsia

• Diverticulitis

• Cirrhosis