a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.
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Inflammatory bowel disease
a disease causing chronic inflammation of the intestines
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inflammation of the gall bladder
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosi…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.vomiting blood
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.vomiting blood
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Gastroenterology.a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
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Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in the intestine…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.Any disease or symptoms of disease referable to disorders of the brain; as, lead encephalopathy, the cerebral symptoms attending chron…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, causing, chronic, inflammation, intestines.
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