Glossary for Enterocolitis

• Abdominal swelling: Swelling or bloating of the abdomen
• Apnea: Cessation of breathing. Apnea can be caused by neurological diseases, strangulation, drugs and airway obstruction.
• Diarrhea: Loose or watery stool.
• Digestive Diseases: Diseases that affect the digestive system
• Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
• Hematochezia: is the passage of bright red, bloody stools from the rectum
• Hirschsprung's disease: A rare condition where abnormalities in the bowel muscles prevent it from contracting normally and pushing the fecal matter through which results in obstruction and dilation of the bowel.
• Jirásek-Zuelzer-Wilson syndrome: A rare abnormality that can occur in newborn infants and involves a complete lack of nerve tissue in the entire colon. The colon is unable to move digesting material through it and leads to a blockage of the digestive system.
• Lethargy: feeling of tiredness
• Nausea: The queasy feeling of nausea and often also vomiting.
• Rectal bleeding: A condition which is characterized by bleeding from the rectum
• Sepsis: The presence of pathological micro-organisms in the blood
• Vomiting: Vomiting or retching symptoms.

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