Gastrointestinal System

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Adhesion

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Abnormal growing together of two surfaces that normally are separate

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Anorexia nervosa

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Eating disorder characterized by a prolonged refusal to eat

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Bulimia nervosa

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Eating disorder characterized by gorging with food, followed by induced vomiting and/or laxative abuse

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Cirrhosis

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Chronic disease of the liver with gradual destruction of cells and formation of scar tissue

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Con's disease

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Chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract usually affecting the ileum and characterized by ulceration abs the formation of scar tissue that may lead to intestinal obstruction

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Duodenal ulcer

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Ulcer in the duodenum

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Gastric ulcer

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Ulcer in the stomach

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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The abnormal backward flow of the gastrointestinal contents into the esophagus

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Hemochromatosis

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An iron metabolism disorder that occurs when too much iron is absorbed from food

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Ileus

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Obstruction of the intestine

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Intussusception

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Telescoping or folding in on itself of a segment of the intestine

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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Periodic disturbances of bowel function

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Obesity

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Excess body fat

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Peptic ulcer

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Another name for gastric or duodenal ulcer

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Polyp

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Tumor like growth extending outward from a mucous membrane, usually benign

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Ulcerative colitis

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Inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers

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Volvulus

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Twisting or kinking of the intestines, causing intestinal obstruction

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Ascites

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Abnormal collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity

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Diarrhea

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Frequent discharge of liquid stool

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Dysentery

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Disorder that involves inflammation of the intestine, usually the large intestine, associated with diarrhea and abdominal pain.

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Emesis

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Expelling matter from the stomach through the mouth

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Feces

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Waste from the digestive tract eliminated through the rectum

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Flatus

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Gas in the digestive tract or expelled through the anus

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Gastric lavage

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Washing out of the stomach

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Gavage

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Process of feeding a person through a nasogastric tube

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Hermatemesis

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Vomiting of blood

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Hematochezia

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Passage of bloody feces

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Melena

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Black, tarry stool that contains digested blood; usually result of bleeding internally in the upper GI tract

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Nausea

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Urge to vomit

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Peristalsis

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Involuntary wavelike contractions that propel food along the digestive tract

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Reflux

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Abnormal backward flow

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Stoma

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Surgical opening between an organ and the surface of the body

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Vomiting

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Expelling matter from the stomach through the mouth

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Abdominal ultrasonography

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Process of recording images of internal organs using high frequency sound waves

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Barium enema

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Series of radiographic