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stomach
stomach (stum-ăk) n. a distensible saclike organ that forms part of the alimentary canal between the oesophagus and the duodenum. The stomach lies just below the diaphragm, to the right of the spleen. Its function is to continue the process of digestion that begins in the mouth. Gastric juice, secreted by gastric glands in the mucosa, together with the churning action of the muscular layers of the stomach, reduces the food to a semiliquid partly digested mass that passes on to the duodenum.
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Stomach ulcers. (Fact Sheet) (Pamphlet)
Newspaper article from: Pamphlet by: National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases; 10/1/1991; 700+ words
; Stomach ulcers are sores that form in the lining of the stomach (see figure). They may vary in size from a small sore...inflamed area, and are sometimes called ulcer craters. Stomach ulcers and ulcers that form in the esophagus and in the...
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 "Sun, The: Downers Grove (IL)")
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Stomach balloon studied outside U.S.|Proposed procedure for weight loss has doctors' attention
Newspaper article from: Sun, The: Downers Grove (IL); 11/16/2006; ; 700+ words
; Could a balloon in your stomach help deflate your appetite? A new...balloon would fill up space in the stomach to make a person feel full after eating...permanently reduces the size of the stomach by cutting off 90 percent of the stomach...
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Stomach 'bubble': diet device not without risks.
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer; 4/1/1987; ; 700+ words
; Stomach 'Bubble': Diet Device Not...Hairballs form in cats' stomachs becausethey swallow hair when...take up so much room in the stomach that only a small amount of...by temporarily reducing the stomach's capacity. The only way...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Stomach balloon procedure not all hot air
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 11/30/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...drawing attention Could a balloon in your stomach help deflate your appetite? A new device...the balloon would fill up space in the stomach to make a person feel full after eating...which permanently reduces the size of the stomach by cutting off 90 percent of the stomach...
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Stomach Tumors and Gastric Surgery.
Magazine article from: AORN Journal; 4/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT Malignant and benign tumors of the stomach must be resected. Some can be removed...provides an overview of malignant and benign stomach tumors and outlines the determination...A case study of a rare type of benign stomach tumor also is presented. AORN J 69...
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Stomach Flushing Vs. Fecal Analysis: The Example of Phrynops rufipes (Testudines: Chelidae)
Magazine article from: Copeia; 6/4/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...the limitations of stomach-flushing technique...flushed from the stomachs and found in the...that flushing the stomachs of turtles that...the first study on stomach contents of P...total number of stomachs in which each food...We analyzed the stomach contents volumetrically...
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Stomach Acid AND FOOD ALLERGIES
Magazine article from: Dynamic Chiropractic; 8/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...are continually being asked about low stomach acid and food allergies. It is an important...topic, but before we can even talk about stomach acid, we need to understand how it fits...you eat a meal, it drops into a pool of stomach acid, where it's broken down, travels...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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Stomach balloon not all hot air
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 11/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; Could a balloon in your stomach help deflate your appetite? A new...balloon would fill up space in the stomach to make a person feel full after eating...permanently reduces the size of the stomach by cutting off 90 percent of the stomach...
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Stomach has its own defense system
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/10/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...February 10, 2003 "How come the stomach doesn't digest itself...main ingredient is sheep's stomach. Burns Night revelers not...can digest other animals' stomachs, it seems odd that our own...Luckily for us, a living stomach has ways to protect itself...
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'Virtual stomach' reveals pill's path.
Newspaper article from: Drug Week; 11/22/2002; 700+ words
; ...the first computer-generated "virtual stomach" to follow the path of extended-release...tablets that are designed to remain in the stomach for hours while slowly releasing medicine...break down and release medicine in the stomach are largely unknown. The new "virtual...
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Stomach Flushing
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Stomach Flushing Definition Stomach flushing is the repeated introduction of fluids into the stomach through a nasogastric tube, and their subsequent withdrawal by nasogastric suction. Purpose Stomach flushing is performed to aid in controlling...
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stomach
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
stomach saclike dilation in the gastrointestinal...intestines , forming an organ of digestion. The stomach is present in virtually all vertebrate...invertebrates. In ruminants such as the cow, the stomach is divided into four separate chambers...
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Stomach Cancer
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Stomach Cancer Definition Stomach cancer (also known as gastric cancer) is a disease in which the cells forming the inner lining of the stomach become abnormal and start to divide uncontrollably, forming a mass...
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Microbial Flora of the Stomach and Gastrointestinal Tract
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Microbial flora of the stomach and gastrointestinal tract The stomach and gastrointestinal tract are not sterile and are colonized...association is always present. At human birth, the stomach and gastrointestinal tract are usually sterile. But...
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Tube Compression of the Esophagus and Stomach
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Tube Compression of the Esophagus and Stomach Definition Tube compression of the esophagus and stomach is an emergency procedure used to stop bleeding...bleeding from the nose and throat peptic ulcers stomach cancer esophageal cancer a tear in the esophagus...
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