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| Fluid in the peritoneal cavity. |
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| Absence or closure of a normal body orifice. |
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| Yellow pigment produced from the breakdown of red blood cells. |
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| Low-grade nearly daily emesis. |
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| Difficult and infrequent defecation with passage of hard, dry stool. |
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| Repeated severe vomiting of an episodic nature. |
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| Removal of amino group from amino compound. |
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| Frequent passage of abnormally watery stool. |
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| Abnormal elimination pattern characterized by the recurrent soiling or passage of stool at inappropriate times by a child who should have achieved bowel continence. |
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| gastroesophageal reflux (GER) |
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| The return of gastric contents into the esophagus, the result of relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. |
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| gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) |
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| A more serious manifestation of GER; a pathologic process in infants manifested by poor weight gain, recurrent vomiting, generalized irritability, refusal to feed, arching, and respiratory symptoms such as wheezing. |
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| Inflammation of the intestines. |
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| A congenital defect of the ventral abdominal wall, characterized by herniation of abdominal viscera outside the abdominal cavity through a defect in the abdominal wall to the side (most often to the right) of the umbilicus. |
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| Formation of glycogen from noncarbohydrate sources such as protein or fat. |
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| An inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection. |
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| Protrusion or projection of a body part or structure through the muscle wall of the cavity that normally contains it. |
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| An excessive amount of bilirubin in the blood. |
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| Too much gastrin in the blood. |
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| A condition that occurs when one portion of the intestine prolapses and then invaginates or telescopes into another. |
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| Blood that is present in minute quantities and can be seen only on microscopic examination or through chemical testing. |
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| A congenital malformation in which intraabdominal contents herniate through the umbilical cord. |
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| An artificial abdominal opening into the urinary or gastrointestinal canal that provides an outlet for the diversion of urine or fecal matter. |
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| A progressive, wavelike muscular movement that occurs involuntarily throughout the gastrointestinal tract. |
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| Live and beneficial microorganisms that promote normal gut flora. |
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| Vomiting in which the stomach contents are ejected with great force. |
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| An opening, commonly in the abdominal wall, to provide for drainage from the intestinal or urinary systems. |
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| Closure of the muscular ring around a portion of the bowel, preventing it from moving back into the abdomen). |
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| A twisting of the intestine. |
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