Information about the Digestive System
| Name | Alt. Name |
| abdominal exploration | exploratory laparoscopy, exploratory laparotomy |
| abdominal rigidity | abdominal guarding |
| adenocarcinoma of the small intestine | |
| alcoholic liver disease | alcoholic cirrhosis, alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis |
| anal discomfort | |
| anal fissure | anal ulcer |
| anorectal abscess | perianal abscess, perirectal abscess |
| anoscopy | |
| appendectomy | laparoscopic appendectomy |
| appendicitis | |
| autoimmune hepatitis | |
| barium enema | lower GI X-ray |
| Barrett's esophagus | |
| bleeding esophageal varices | esophageal variceal bleeding, esophageal variceal hemorrhage, esophageal variceal rupture |
| blood in the stools | hematochezia, rectal bleeding |
| bowel obstruction | intestinal obstruction |
| bowel retraining | |
| cancer of the liver | hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma |
| celiac disease | celiac sprue, gluten intolerance, gluten-sensitive enteropathy, nontropical sprue, sprue |
| cholecystitis | |
| cirrhosis | liver disease |
| colic in infants | |
| colitis | inflammation of the colon |
| colonoscopy | |
| colorectal cancer | colorectal cancer |
| colorectal polyps | colon polyps, rectal polyps |
| colostomy care | coloproctia |
| colostomy | |
| constipation | |
| Crohn's disease | regional enteritis |
| cystic fibrosis - nutritional considerations | cystic fibrosis, nutritional considerations, diet for cystic fibrosis |
| cystic fibrosis | CF |
| diarrhea caused by antibiotics | antibiotic-associated colitis |
| diarrhea in children | |
| diarrhea in infants | infant diarrhea, infantile diarrhea |
| diarrhea | |
| diet for liver disease | low protein diet, low sodium diet |
| diverticulitis | |
| drug-induced hepatitis | medication-induced hepatitis |
| enema | fleets enema, saline enema, soap suds enema, sodium phosphate enema |
| esophageal atresia | |
| esophageal cancer | cancer of the esophagus |
| esophageal obstruction | blockage of the esophagus |
| esophageal perforation | perforation of the esophagus |
| esophageal spasm | DES, diffuse esophageal spasm, spasm of the esophagus |
| esophageal stricture | esophageal stenosis |
| esophagitis | |
| fecal impaction | |
| gall bladder removal | cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
| gallstones | cholelithiasis |
| gastric suction | gastric lavage, stomach pumping |
| gastritis | gastric inflammation |
| gastroenteritis | enterogastritis, intestinal flu, viral enteritis |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | GERD, heartburn, reflux esophagitis |
| gastrointestinal bleeding | bleeding in the gut, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, GI bleeding |
| gastroparesis | diabetic gastroparesis |
| gastrostomy | gastrostomy tube, PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, stomach tube |
| headache | |
| hemorrhoid surgery | hemorrhoidectomy |
| hemorrhoids | |
| hemosiderosis | idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis, IPH, pulmonary hemorrhage |
| hepatitis A | hepatovirus infection |
| hepatitis B | serum hepatitis |
| hepatitis C | non-A, non-B hepatitis |
| hepatitis D | hepatitis delta |
| hepatitis | viral hepatitis |
| hernia repair | hernioplasty, herniorraphy |
| hiatal hernia | |
| Hirschsprung disease | congenital aganglionic megacolon |
| ileostomy care | ileostomy |
| ileostomy | |
| intussusception | |
| irritable bowel syndrome | IBS, spastic colon |
| jaundice | icterus |
| lactose intolerance | lactase deficiency |
| liver disease | |
| liver transplant | hepatic transplant, transplantation of the liver |
| loss of appetite | anorexia, decreased appetite |
| peptic ulcer disease | duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, PUD, stomach ulcer |
| pinworm infestation | roundworm infestation |
| pyloric stenosis | congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, gastric outlet obstruction, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis |
| pyloroplasty | |
| radiation enteritis | |
| rectal prolapse | prolapse of the rectum, rectal procidentia |
| rectocele | |
| short bowel syndrome | short bowel malabsorption syndrome |
| sigmoidoscopy | |
| spitting up | regurgitation |
| stomach acid stimulation test | gastric acid secretion test, gastric acid stimulation test, stomach acid secretion test |
| stomach cancer | gastric cancer |
| stomach pumping | gastric lavage, gastric suctioning |
| stomach tube insertion | nasogastric tube insertion, NG tube insertion |
| toxic megacolon | toxic dilation of the colon |
| traveler's diarrhea | E. coli diarrhea |
| ulcerative colitis | granulomatous colitis |
| upper GI and small bowel series | barium swallow |
| Zollinger-Ellison syndrome | symptomatic gastrinoma |