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Digestive/Gastrointestinal Terms
- absorption
- achalasia
- achlorhydria
- air-fluid level
- alimentary tract
- amino acids
- ampulla of Vater
- amylase
- anal fistula
- anorexia
- anastomosis (anastomoses)
- antrum of the stomach
- anus
- aphthous stomatitis
- appendectomy
- appendiceal orifice
- appendicitis
- appendix
- ascites
- atresia
- Barrett esophagus
- bile
- biliary
- biliary atresia
- bilirubin
- Billroth I anastomosis
- Billroth II anastomosis
- borborygmus
- bowel
- bronchiectasis
- buccal
- buccal mucosa
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- Byler disease
- Calot triangle
- canine teeth
- cardia of the stomach
- cardiospasm
- cecal
- cecal volvulus
- cecum
- celiac
- celiac artery
- cheilosis
- cheilostomatoplasty
- cholangiectasis
- cholecystectomy
- cholecystitis
- cholecystojejunostomy
- choledochal
- choledochojejunostomy
- choledocholithiasis
- choledochotomy
- cholelithiasis
- cholestasis
- cholescintigraphy
- chyloperitoneum
- cirrhosis
- colectomy
- colon
- colonic
- colonic polyposis
- colonoscopy
- colonoscopy
- colorectal cancer
- colostomy
- common bile duct
- constipation
- Courvoisier's sign, law, gallbladder
- CREST syndrome (calcinosis cutis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal motility disorder, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia)
- Crohn disease
- cryptosporidiosis
- curvature (lesser and greater)
- cystic duct
- deglutition
- dental caries
- dentalgia
- dentibuccal
- dentin
- diarrhea
- digestion
- diverticula
- diverticulum
- duodenum
- duodenal bulb
- dysentery
- dyspepsia
- dysphagia
- EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy)
- EGJ (esophagogastric junction)
- emulsification
- enamel
- endodontist
- endoscope
- endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- enterocolitis
- enterocolostomy
- enteropathy
- enterorrhaphy
- enzyme
- epidermal growth factor (EGF)
- ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
- eructation
- esophageal
- esophageal atresia
- esophageal varices
- esophagogastric junction (EGJ)
- esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- esophagus
- etiology
- feces
- flatus
- fluid wave
- fluorescein electronic endoscopy
- fundal mucous lake
- gallbladder
- gastralgia
- gastric emptying scan
- gastric emptying time
- gastroduodenal anastomosis
- gastroenteritis
- gastroesophageal reflux
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- gastrojejunostomy
- gastrostomy
- gastrotomy GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
- gingivectomy
- glossotomy
- gluconeogenesis
- glucose
- glucuronic acid
- glycogen
- glycogenolysis
- glycolysis
- greater curvature of the stomach
- hematemesis
- hemolysis
- hemoptysis
- hemorrhage
- hemorrhoids
- hemostasis
- hepatic flexure
- hepatic portal system
- hepatocellular
- hepatojugular reflux (HJR)
- hepatolenticular degeneration
- hepatoma
- hepatomegaly
- hepatosplenomegaly
- herniorrhaphy
- herpetic stomatitis
- hiatal hernia
- HJR (hepatojugular reflux)
- hydrochloric acid
- hyperbilirubinemia
- hyperglycemia
- hypochlorhydria
- hypoglossal
- hypoglycemia
- ileitis
- ileocecal sphincter
- ileocecal valve
- ileostomy
- ileum
- ileus
- incisor
- inflammatory bowel disease
- inguinal hernia
- insulin
- intersphincteric abscess
- intussusception
- irritable bowel syndrome
- ischiorectal abscess
- jaundice
- jejunum
- Kupffer cell
- labial
- labioglossopharyngeal
- Lactose Breath Hydrogen Test
- laparoscopy
- lesser curvature of the stomach
- lipase
- lipogenesis
- lymphangiectasis
- mastication
- McBurney point
- melena
- molar teeth
- nasogastric
- nasogastric tube
- nausea
- nephroptosis
- nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- papilla (papillae)
- parenteral
- parotid gland
- PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy)
- PEG tube - for long-term enteral feeding
- percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
- perianal
- peristalsis
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- pharyngeal
- pharynx
- polyphagia
- postprandial
- premolar teeth
- presbyesophagus
- proctologist
- proctosigmoidoscopy
- proptosis
- pulp
- pyloric sphincter
- pyloric stenosis
- pyloroplasty
- pylorospasm
- pylorus
- pyorrhea
- rectal stenosis
- rectocele
- rectum
- rugae
- rugal fold
- saliva
- salivary glands
- Schatzki ring
- sialoadenectomy
- sialolith
- sigmoid colon
- sigmoidoscopy
- space of Disse
- sphincter
- splenic flexure
- splenomegaly
- steatorrhea
- stomatitis
- sublingual
- submandibular
- succussion splash
- terminal ileum
- ulcer
- ulcerative colitis
- uvula
- villi
- viral hepatitis
- volvulus
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome