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  2. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    Crohn's disease is a common chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which can affect any part of the GI tract, [44] but it mostly starts in the terminal ileum. Ulcerative colitis , an ulcerative form of colitis , is the other major inflammatory bowel disease which is restricted to the colon and rectum.

  3. Medical slang - Wikipedia

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    Medical slang is the use of acronyms and informal terminology to describe patients, other healthcare personnel and medical concepts. Some terms are pejorative. In English, medical slang has entered popular culture via television hospital and forensic science dramas such as ER, House M.D., NCIS, Scrubs, and Grey's Anatomy, and through fiction, in books such as The House of God by Samuel Shem ...

  4. Gastroenterology - Wikipedia

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    International Classification of Disease (ICD 2007)/WHO classification: Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system,(K00-K93) 2. MeSH subject Heading: Gastroenterology (G02.403.776.409.405) Gastroenterological diseases(C06.405) 3. National Library of Medicine Catalogue (NLM classification 2006):

  5. Gastrointestinal disease - Wikipedia

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    Diseases of the intestine may cause vomiting, diarrhoea or constipation, and altered stool, such as with blood in stool. Colonoscopy may be used to examine the large intestine, and a person's stool may be sent for culture and microscopy. Infectious disease may be treated with targeted antibiotics, and inflammatory bowel disease with ...

  6. Gastrointestinal tract - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the intestine (bowel or gut; Greek: éntera) is the segment of the gastrointestinal tract extending from the pyloric sphincter of the stomach to the anus and as in other mammals, consists of two segments: the small intestine and the large intestine.

  7. Gastroenteritis - Wikipedia

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    Pancreatic insufficiency, short bowel syndrome, Whipple's disease, coeliac disease, and laxative abuse should also be considered. [43] The differential diagnosis can be complicated somewhat if the person exhibits only vomiting or diarrhea (rather than both). [1]

  8. From ‘Basic’ to ‘Boujee,’ Here Are 29 Gen Z Slang Terms To ...

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    Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).

  9. Vomiting - Wikipedia

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    Vomiting (also known as emesis, puking and throwing up) [a] is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. [ 1 ]