English for Nursing 2 - Unit 7 Elimination - vocabulary

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Question		Answer
abdomen start learning		tummy (children), e.g. abdominal pain, tummy pain (children)
intestines start learning		intestinal infection
urination start learning		wee-ing, passing water, waterworks
diarrhoea start learning		the runs!
urine start learning		wee, pee, piss
incontinent start learning		if someone can't control their urination, they are incontinent
faeces/feces, stool start learning		poo
to have a bowel movement start learning		to do a poo
to urinate start learning		to pass water, to pee, to wee, to piss
dehydration start learning		not enough water
electrolytes start learning		we need water and electrolytes, such as salt (sodium)
to rehydrate start learning		to add water, to drink water when you are dehydrated
to replace start learning		to exchange something for something else
to lose start learning		to not keep something, e.g. lose weight, lose hair, lose water, lose money, e.g. my body lost a lot of water during the marathon