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| Abdominal ultrasonography |
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| Sound waves beam into the abdomen and produce an image of abdominal viscera. |
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| Inflammation of the mouth with small ulcers; canker sores. |
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| Absence of a normal opening. |
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| Congenital absence of the opening from the common bile duct into small intestine (duodenum). |
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| Surgical repair of the eyelid. |
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| Abnormal widening (Dilation) of the bronchial tubes or their branches. |
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| Sudden involuntary contraction of muscles in the walls of the bronchial tubes; occurs in asthma. |
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| Abnormal twisting of the cecum (first part of the colon). |
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| Blood vessel that carries blood to the abdominal organs from the aorta (largest artery). |
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| Villi in small intestine are damaged as a result of eating gluten. |
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| Abnormal condition of the lips. |
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| Abnormal widening or dilation of a bile vessel (bile duct). |
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| X-ray recording of bile vessels (ducts) using radiopaque contrast medium. |
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| X-ray recording of bile vessels (ducts) and the pancreas after administration of contrast material directly into bile and pancreatic ducts. |
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| Removal (excision, resection) of the gallbladder. |
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| Formation of a new opening between the gallbladder and the jejunum (second part of the small intestine); an anastomosis. |
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| Abnormal condition of stones in the gallbladder. |
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| Pertaining to the common bile duct. |
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| Abnormal condition gallstone formation; in the gallbladder (cholecystolithiasis) or in the common bile duct choledocholithiasis). |
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| Surgical removal (excision) of the colon (large intestine). |
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| Visual (endoscopic) examination of the colon. |
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| Series of x-ray pictures showing cross-sectional, axial, or transverse images of internal organs. |
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| Painful digestion; indigestion. |
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| Difficulty in swallowing. |
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| stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening |
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| Surgical repair of the intestine that is usually done to enlarge a constricted area. |
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| Congenital absence of the normal opening from the esophagus to the stomach. |
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| Reducing the size of the stomach diverting food into the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy); surgery to promote weight loss for extreme obesity (bariatric surgery). |
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| Gastroduodenal anastomosis |
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| New surgical opening between the stomach and duodenum. |
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| Inflammation of the stomach and intestines. |
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| Gastrointestinal endoscopy |
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| Visual examination of the stomach and intestines (GI tract) using an endoscope; esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy. |
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| New surgical connection (anastomosis) between the stomach and the jejunum (second part of the small intestine. |
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| Creation of a new opening of the stomach to the outside of the body through an opening in the abdominal wall. |
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| Pertaining to the tongue and throat. |
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| Breakdown of sugar to release energy in body cells. |
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| Vomiting blood (from the digestive tract). |
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| Breakdown or destruction of blood, specifically red blood cells. |
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| Spitting or coughing up blood as result of bleeding from any part of the respiratory tract. |
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| Bursting forth or excessive flow of blood. |
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| Stopping or controlling the flow of blood. |
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| Enlargement of the liver. |
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| Suture (stitching or sewing up) a hernia. |
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| New opening of the ileum to the outside of the body. |
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| Pertaining to the lips, tongue, and throat. |
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| Visual (endoscopic) examination of the abdomen; minimally invasive surgery (MIS) of the abdomen. |
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| Removal of liver tissue (percutaneous or through the skin) followed by microscopic examination |
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| Tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood or serum (clear fluid that remains after blood has clotted). Examples are ALT (SGPT) and AST (SGOT), alkaline phosphatase, and serum bilirubin tests. |
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| Detection of radioactivity in the liver (with imaging) after injecting radioactive material intravenously (into the bloodstream). |
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| Lower gastrointestinal series |
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| X-ray images of the colon and lower portion of the small intestine after injecting barium (radiopaque contrast material) into the rectum; barium enema. |
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| Widening or dilation of lymph vessels. |
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| destruction, breakdown, separation |
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| Magnetic resonance imaging |
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| Magnetic waves and radio waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body. |
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| Excessive flow of blood during menstruation. |
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| Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach; removal of postoperative secretions or to obtain gastric and intestinal contents for analysis). |
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| Central portion of the throat, just beyond the mouth. |
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| Surgical repair of the palate (roof of the mouth). |
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| Pertaining to the pancreas. |
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| Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen or peritoneal cavity; abdominocentesis. |
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| Membrane that surrounds the tooth in the tooth socket. |
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| Visual (endoscopic) examination of the anus, rectum and sigmoid colon. |
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| Forward protrusion of the eyeballs; exophthalmos. |
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| Narrowing of the pyloric sphincter. |
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| Sudden involuntary contraction of muscles at the pyloric sphincter. |
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| Surgical repair of the nose. |
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| bursting forth (of blood) |
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| Removal (excision) of a salivary gland. |
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| sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles |
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| Downward bend of the colon on the left side of the body toward the descending colon. |
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| Discharge of fat in the feces; malabsorption of fat results from intestinal disease. |
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| tightening, stricture, narrowing |
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| Test for microorganisms, such as bacteria, in feces. |
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| Test for detection of occult (hidden) blood in feces. |
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| Pertaining to under the tongue. |
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