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Albuminuria
Definition
Presence of protein in urine, chiefly albumin but also globulin; usually indicative of disease, but sometimes resulting from a temporary or transient dysfunction.
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Anorexia
Definition
Diminished appetite; aversion to food.
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Antiemetic
Definition
Preventing or arresting vomiting.
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Cholecystectomy
Definition
Surgical removal of the gallbladder
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Choledochal
Definition
Relating to the common bile duct.
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Choledocholithiasis
Definition
the presence of gallstones in the common bile duct
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Cholelithiasis
Definition
Presence of concretions in the gallbladder or bile ducts.
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Cholestasis
Definition
An arrest in the flow of bile; cholestasia due to obstruction of bile ducts is accompanied by formation of plugs of inspissated bile in the small ducts, canaliculi in the liver, and elevation of serum direct bilirubin and some enzymes.
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Colonoscopy
Definition
Visual examination of the inner surface of the colon by means of a colonoscope.
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Diverticulitis
Definition
Inflammation of a diverticulum, especially of the small pockets in the wall of the colon which fill with stagnant fecal material and become inflamed; rarely, they may cause obstruction, perforation, or bleeding.
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Dyspepsia
Definition
Impaired gastric function or “upset stomach” due to some disorder of the stomach; characterized by epigastric pain, sometimes burning, nausea, and gaseous eructation.
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Emetics
Definition
substance that induces vomiting when administered orally or by injection
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Hepatotoxic
Definition
Relating to an agent that damages the liver, or pertaining to any such action.
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