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Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that studies the digestive system and its disorders.

Contributors in Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology

cholangiography

Medical; Gastroenterology

A series of x rays of the bile ducts.

peptic

Medical; Gastroenterology

Related to the stomach and the duodenum, where pepsin is present.

shigellosis

Medical; Gastroenterology

An infection with the bacterium shigella, which usually causes a high fever, acute diarrhea, and dehydration.

wafer

Medical; Gastroenterology

A molded plate that is part of an ostomy pouch system.

hepatic coma

Medical; Gastroenterology

A condition that may cause loss of consciousness and coma. It is usually the result of advanced liver disease.

levator syndrome

Medical; Gastroenterology

A feeling of fullness in the anus and rectum with occasional pain caused by muscle spasms.

colon polyps

Medical; Gastroenterology

Small, fleshy, mushroom-shaped growths in the colon.

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