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| Acute inflammation of the appendix. Pain around the belly button which moves to the lower right quadrant. |
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| Pathological presence of excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity, often caused by liver disease such as cirrhosis. |
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| A chronic inflammatory condition of the liver in which hepatocytes are destroyed over time, usually by alcoholism or viral infection, and replaced by connective tissue. Impairs liver function. |
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| Name of the procedure when the colon is cut and the proximal end is brought to the surface of the abdominal wall serving as a substitute anus. |
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| Type of inflammatory bowel disease causing inflammation and ulceration of the inner lining of the alimentary canal, most often the ilium or colon. |
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| The condition describing many small pouches bulging externally from the alimentary canal, most commonly the sigmoid colon, through weak spots in the wall. |
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| Concretions made from bile salts, cholesterol, or calcium carbonate that form in bile. |
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| Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease |
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| Disorder in which there is a frequent reflux of acid from the stomach into the esophagus. |
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| Swollen veins in the wall of the anal canal. |
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| Inflammation of the liver usually caused by viral infection. Functioning of the liver becomes impaired. |
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| The protrusion of a part of the stomach through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. |
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| Yellow coloring of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera of the eye. Caused by excess amounts of bilirubin- a substance produced by the breakdown of hemoglobin when worn red blood cells are destroyed in the spleen. |
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| Inflammation of the peritoneum caused by bacterial infection. |
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| Inflammation of the tonsils due to a viral or bacterial infection. |
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| Sores in the lining of the stomach or first part of the duodenum caused by erosion of the mucosa. |
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