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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
المجال: Government; Health care
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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
When an object is trapped in a body passage. Examples are stones in the bile duct, hardened stool in the colon, or food in the esophagus.
Industry:Medical
A small, flexible tube with a light and a camera on the end that is used to look into the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, colon, or rectum. It can also be used to take tissue from the body for testing or to take color photographs of the inside of the body. Colonoscopes and sigmoidoscopes are types of endoscopes.
Industry:Medical
An enzyme in the small intestine needed to digest milk sugar (lactose).
Industry:Medical
Disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome that are of unknown cause. Symptoms such as gas, pain, constipation, and diarrhea come back repeatedly but without signs of disease or damage. Emotional stress can trigger symptoms.
Industry:Medical
The lower end of the large intestine leading to the anus.
Industry:Medical
A collection of pus in a cavity in the anorectal area.
Industry:Medical
The ability to control the timing of urination or a bowel movement.
Industry:Medical
An ulcer that breaks through the wall of the stomach or the duodenum, causing stomach contents to leak into the abdominal cavity.
Industry:Medical
An upper gastrointestinal ulcer resulting from physical injury such as surgery, major burns, or a critical head injury.
Industry:Medical
Medicines that neutralize acids in the stomach. (Brand names: maalox, mylanta, di-gel. )
Industry:Medical