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| disorder caused by lack of coordinated movement of esophageal muscles and by the failure of the sphincter muscle at the lower end of the esophagus to relax |
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| absence of HCl in the gastric juice |
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| union of two surfaces normally separate; also any fibrous gland that connects them |
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| another name for digestive tract |
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| surgical formation of a connection between two parts |
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| part of the stomach which lies between the body of the stomach and the pylorus |
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| loss of ability to swallow |
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| accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity |
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| food broken down into small pieces and mixed with saliva to form a pasty, chewed lump |
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| audible abdominal sounds produced with hyperactive intestinal peristalsis |
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| sphincter between the esophagus and stomach |
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| x-ray examination of the bile ducts |
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| liquid like material of partially digested food and digestive secretions found in the stomach |
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| endoscopic examination of the colon |
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| surgical creation of an opening between the colon and body surface |
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| inflammation of the gall bladder |
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| excision of the gallbladder |
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| gallstone formation in the gallbladder or bile ducts |
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| scarring of the liver associated with a destruction of liver cells |
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| one of two types of inflammatory bowel disease; chronic disorder which can occur anywhere along the GI tract but most common in the ileum; characterized by ulcers, fistulas, and fibrotic areas of bowel |
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| first set of primary teeth; baby teeth |
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| ductless gland that secretes into the bloodstream |
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| a disease of the intestine |
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| condition occurring when acid-containing stomach contents regurgitate from stomach to esophagus causing the esophagus to become distended |
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| abnormal narrowing of the esophagus |
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| ducted gland that secretes into various organs |
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| split in the epithelial surface of the anal canal |
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| abnormal passage between two internal organs, or leading to the body surface |
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| air or gas in the intestine that is passed through the rectum |
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| strip of tissue joining the undersurface of the tongue to the floor of the mouth |
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| uppor portion of the stomach which normally only contains air |
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| excision of all or part of the stomach |
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| inflammation of the stomach |
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| stomach and intestinal inflammation marked by diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, low-grade fever, abdominal cramps, and muscle pains |
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| backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus |
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| inspection of the stomach's interior with a gastroscope |
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| surgical placement of a tube into the stomach |
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| feeding thorugh a tube passed into the stomach |
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| inflammation of the tongue |
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| inflammation of the liver |
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| yellow discoloration of the skin due to elevated bilirubin (jaundice) |
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| surgical passage through the abdominal wall into the ileum for drainage of fecal material |
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| absence of peristalsis in the intestine causing obstruction |
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| abnormally increased and/or decreased motility of the large and small intestine resulting in diarrhea and/or constipation; spastic colon |
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| creation of an opening between the jejunum and teh surface of the abdominal wall |
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| incision through any part of the abdominal wall |
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| washing out an organ, for example the stomach or bowel |
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| ultrasound crushing of calculi in the gallbladder or kidney |
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| passage of dark-coored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal juices |
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| membrane coving most of the small intersine |
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| first elimination of the newborn; consists of mucus, bile, and tissue from the intestine |
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| structure that forms the roof of the mouth |
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| large glands at the angle of the jaw which produce saliva |
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| membrane that lines the abdominal cavity |
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| inflammation of the peritoneum |
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| mass of tissue or projection form the surface of the intestine |
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| inspection of the sigmoid and rectum with protoscope |
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| sphincter where food leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine |
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| backward flow of stomach contents |
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| inflammation of the esophagus caused by backward flow of stomach acid into the esophagus |
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| greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces |
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| one of the two types of inflammatory bowel disease characterized by ulceration of the colonicmucosa |
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| surgical transection of the vagus nerve; frequently done to decrease acid secretion of the stomach |
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| a large interior organ in a body cavity, especially the abdomen |
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