Dietary disorders
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. coeliac
A. Obstruction of blood flow in a ___ artery by a blood clot
2. bulimia
B. An illness that harms the body
3. obesity
C. How well your body and mind are doing
4. disease
D. A disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt
5. health
E. The food and drink a person usually has
6. food
F. An animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver
7. heart
G. Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium
8. diet
H. Any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated (plural)
9. coronary
I. A prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
10. nutrition
J. Care provided to improve a situation (plural)
11. cholesterol
K. More than average fatness
12. symptoms
L. Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels
13. treatments
M. A message received and understood
14. osteoporosis
N. Organ that pumps blood around the body
15. information
O. What we eat to get energy and grow
16. anorexia
P. Food and nutrients the body needs to grow
17. constipation
Q. Of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen