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small bowel enema
Medical; Gastroenterology
X rays of the small intestine taken as barium liquid passes through the organ.
defecography
Medical; Gastroenterology
An x-ray test of the anus and rectum that shows how the muscles work to move stool. The patient sits on a toilet placed next to the x-ray machine.
ostomy
Medical; Gastroenterology
An operation that makes it possible for stool to leave the body through an opening made in the abdomen. An ostomy is necessary when part or all of the intestines are removed or ...
hepatology
Medical; Gastroenterology
The field of medicine focusing on the functions and disorders of the liver.
colic
Medical; Gastroenterology
Attacks of abdominal pain. Infant colic refers to extended crying of unknown cause in infants.
hyperbilirubinemia
Medical; Gastroenterology
The condition of having too much bilirubin in the blood, which occurs when the liver does not work normally or blood breaks down too quickly. Symptoms include jaundice.
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