Match the Medical Terms with Their Definitions

question 20

Multiple Choice

Match the medical terms with their definitions.
-abdominal pain and altered bowel function for which no organic cause can be determined; also called spastic colon

• A)anastomosis
• B)anorexia
• C)antacids
• D)antiemetics
• E)ascites
• F)barium enema
• G)barium swallow
• H)borborygmus
• I)cachexia
• J)cholelithiasis
• K)Crohn disease
• L)deglutition
• M)diverticulosis
• N)dysentery
• O)dyspepsia
• P)endoscopy
• Q)flatus
• R)hemorrhoid
• S)hernia
• T)irritable bowel syndrome
• U)jaundice
• V)laxatives
• W)melena
• X)obstipation
• Y)steatorrhea
• Z)ulcer

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