| RSS | rat stomach strip; rectosigmoidoscopy; Russell-Silver syndrome |
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| SR | sarcoplasmic reticulum; saturation recovery; scanning radiometer; screen; secretion rate; sedimentat... |
| St, st | let it stand [Lat. stet]; let them stand [Lat. stent]; stage [of disease]; status; stere; sterile; s... |
| stom | stomach |
| SYDS | stomach yin deficiency syndrome |
| stomach tube | A flexible tube passed into the stomach for lavage or feeding. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| stomach ulcer | An ulcer in the mucosal lining of the stomach. Ulcer formation results from gastric inflammation that may be triggered by the use of alcohol, aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. Symptoms include recurrent abdominal pains (may be relieved by antacids), nausea, vomiting, weight loss and fatigue. Complications include GI bleeding, obstruction, perforation and ulcer penetration into surrounding tissues. Treatment includes the avoidance of alcohol, smoking, aspirin, anti-inflammatories and caffeine. Medications such as antacids or H2 antagonists (for example cimetidine, ranitidine) or proton pump inhibitors (omeprazole) have been shown to be effective treatment. (27 Sep 1997) |
| stomach volvulus | Twisting of the stomach that may result in obstruction and impairment of the blood supply to the organ. It can occur in paraesophageal hernia and occasionally in eventration of the diaphragm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surface mucous cells of stomach | Cell's lining the gastric surface and foveolae; a glycoprotein product at the apical end of each cell is secreted and forms a mucous protective film. Synonym: theca cells of stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drain-trap stomach | water-trap stomach |
| oblique fibres of stomach | The smooth muscle fibres of the innermost layer of the muscular coat of the stomach; the fibres occur chiefly at the cardiac end of the stomach and spread over the anterior and posterior surfaces. Synonym: fibrae obliquae gastrici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| theca cells of stomach | Cell's lining the gastric surface and foveolae; a glycoprotein product at the apical end of each cell is secreted and forms a mucous protective film. Synonym: theca cells of stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracic stomach | A condition in which part or all of the stomach is contained within the thorax; a variant of hiatal hernia. Trifid stomach, a condition in which the stomach is divided by two constrictions into three pouches. Wallet stomach, a form of dilated stomach in which there is a general bag like distention, the antrum and fundus being indistinguishable. Water-trap stomach, a ptotic and dilated stomach, having a relatively high (though normally placed) pyloric outlet which is held up by the gastrohepatic ligament. Synonym: drain-trap stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| totally intrathoracic stomach | <radiology> Defect in the central tendon of the diaphragm in combination with a slight volvulus in the transverse axis of the stomach behind the heart, findings: cardia may be intrathoracic (usually) or subdiaphragmatic, greater curvature may be on right or left side see: hiatal hernia (12 Dec 1998) |
| flu, stomach | A misnomer that has nothing to do with influenza (flu) virus, the term stomach flu is sometimes used to describe gastrointestinal illnesses caused by other microorganisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foveolar cells of stomach | Theca cell's of the foveolae of the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus of stomach | The portion of the stomach that lies above the cardiac notch. Synonym: fundus gastricus, fundus ventriculi, greater cul-de-sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lesser curvature of stomach | The right border of the stomach to which the lesser omentum is attached. Synonym: curvatura ventriculi minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic ring of cardiac part of stomach | A group of lymph nodes surrounding the cardia of the stomach. Synonym: annulus lymphaticus cardiae, cardiac lymphatic ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adrenal hyperplasia, congenital | A group of inherited disorders of adrenal steroidogenesis, the physical expression of which varies with the sex of the patient, the severity of the congenital enzyme defect, and the age at which the defect makes its presence felt. The most common form, the simple virilizing form, is due to a 21-hydroxylase deficiency. There is also a salt-losing form (a more complete 21-hydroxylase deficiency), a hypertensive form (11-hydroxylase deficiency), a 17-hydroxylase deficiency form, a desmolase deficiency form, and a 3-beta-hydroxysteroid deficiency form. (12 Dec 1998) |