Stomach & S.I. Vocab
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- Gastrectomy
- partial or total excision of the stomach
- barium-cocktail upper/lower G.I.
- a liquid mixture of Barium sulfate and water a patient drinks before an x-ray. Outlines the stomach and intestines.
- colitis
- inflammation of the colon
- peptic ulcer
- an erosion of the mucous membrane of the lower esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, caused in part by the coorasive action of the gastric juice
- pyloricstenosis
- an abnormal narrowing of the valve at the outlet from the stomach, preventing normal passage of food into the small intestine.
- colic
- paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- laparotomy
- incision through the abdominal wall.
- ileostomy
- the construction of an artifical opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall, permitting drainage of the contents of the small intestine.
- resection
- the excision of all or part of an organ or tissue.
- crater
- an eroded lesion of a wall or surface.
- purgative
- purging or cleansing