Consider the following excerpt from a clinician’s notes following completion of a gastrointestinal examination. For the bolded terms or word parts, provide the meaning.
The patient is a 16-year-old male who has experienced recurrent episodes of abdominal discomfort since the age of 8. He has recently experienced weight loss and more frequent bouts of diarrhea (a) and constipation (b) . Abdominal examination by a gastroenterologist (c) reveals evidence of chronic colitis (d) . Follow-up examinations include endoscopy, stool culture, and CT scanning. After diagnosis, the patient was scheduled for temporary ileostomy (e) and colectomy.
A. Frequent discharge of watery stools
B. Difficulty passing infrequent stools
C. Specialist who treats conditions of the digestive tract
D. Inflammation of the large intestine
E. Surgical opening into the small intestine
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