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Dysentery
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Dysentery An infectious disease of the colon. Symptoms include bloody, mucus-filled diarrhea; abdominal pain; fever; and loss of fluids from the body.
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Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Colon
Another name for the large intestine. The section of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. An adult colon is approximately five to six feet in length and is responsible for absorbing water and forming, storing and expelling waste.
Diarrhea
Passage of excessively liquid or excessively frequent stools.
Abdominal
Relating to the abdomen, the belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. The abdomen is separated anatomically from the chest by the diaphragm, the powerful muscle spanning the body cavity below the lungs. The abdomen includes a host of organs including the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, appendix, gallbladder, and bladder. The word "abdomen" has a curious story behind it. It comes from the Latin "abdodere", to hide. The idea was that whatever was eaten was hidden in the abdomen.
Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
Fever
When body temperature rises above its normal level - defined as 98.6 degrees F, though it varies by individual and time of day. A fever is the sign of an immune system at work and usually indicates an infection.
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Dysentery, amebic
Dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba (Entamoeba histolytica). This single-celled parasite is transmitted to humans via contaminated water and food.
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Dumping syndrome
A condition that occurs when food moves too fast from the stomach into the small intestine. Symptoms are nausea, pain, weakness, and sweating. This syndrome most often affects people who have had stomach operations. Also called rapid gastric emptying.
Duodenal ulcer
An ulcer in the lining of the first part of the small intestine (duodenum).
Duodenitis
An irritation of the first part of the small intestine (duodenum).
Duodenum
The first part of the small intestine.
Dupuytren's Contracture
A hereditary thickening of the tough tissue, called fascia, that lies just below the skin of the palm.
Dysentery
Dysmenorrhea
Pain or discomfort experienced just before or during a menstrual period.
Dyspepsia
Indigestion.
Dysphagia
Problems in swallowing food or liquid, usually caused by blockage or injury to the esophagus.
Dysplasia
An abnormality of growth.
Dyspnea
Shortness of breath.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Colon
Another name for the large intestine. The section of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. An adult colon is approximately five to six feet in length and is responsible for absorbing water and forming, storing and expelling waste.
Diarrhea
Passage of excessively liquid or excessively frequent stools.
Abdominal
Relating to the abdomen, the belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. The abdomen is separated anatomically from the chest by the diaphragm, the powerful muscle spanning the body cavity below the lungs. The abdomen includes a host of organs including the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, appendix, gallbladder, and bladder. The word "abdomen" has a curious story behind it. It comes from the Latin "abdodere", to hide. The idea was that whatever was eaten was hidden in the abdomen.
Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
Fever
When body temperature rises above its normal level - defined as 98.6 degrees F, though it varies by individual and time of day. A fever is the sign of an immune system at work and usually indicates an infection.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Dysentery, amebic
Dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba (Entamoeba histolytica). This single-celled parasite is transmitted to humans via contaminated water and food.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Dumping syndrome
A condition that occurs when food moves too fast from the stomach into the small intestine. Symptoms are nausea, pain, weakness, and sweating. This syndrome most often affects people who have had stomach operations. Also called rapid gastric emptying.
Duodenal ulcer
An ulcer in the lining of the first part of the small intestine (duodenum).
Duodenitis
An irritation of the first part of the small intestine (duodenum).
Duodenum
The first part of the small intestine.
Dupuytren's Contracture
A hereditary thickening of the tough tissue, called fascia, that lies just below the skin of the palm.
Dysentery
Dysmenorrhea
Pain or discomfort experienced just before or during a menstrual period.
Dyspepsia
Indigestion.
Dysphagia
Problems in swallowing food or liquid, usually caused by blockage or injury to the esophagus.
Dysplasia
An abnormality of growth.
Dyspnea
Shortness of breath.
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