Multiple Choice
Match the medical terms with their definitions.
-act of swallowing
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) flatus
Q) endoscopy
R) hemorrhoid
S) hernia
T) irritable bowel syndrome
U) jaundice
V) laxatives
W) melena
X) obstipation
Y) steatorrhea
Z) ulcer
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