| ALT | alanine aminotransferase; argon laser trabeculoplasty; avian laryngotracheitis |
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| ALV | Abelson leukemia virus; adeno-like virus; alveolar, alveolus; ascending lumbar vein; avian leukosis ... |
| AMB | avian myeloblastosis; amphotericin B; anomalous muscle bundle |
| AMV | assisted mechanical ventilation; avian myeloblastosis virus |
| ANV | avian nephritis virus |
| powdered stomach | The dried and powdered defatted wall of the stomach of the hog, Sus scrofa; it contains thermolabile factors including native vitamin B12 and intrinsic factor; has been used in the treatment of pernicious anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sclerotic stomach | leather-bottle stomach |
| hourglass stomach | A condition in which there is a central constriction of the wall of the stomach dividing it into two cavities, cardiac and pyloric. Synonym: bilocular stomach, ectasia ventriculi paradoxa. Leather-bottle stomach, marked thickening and rigidity of the stomach wall, with reduced capacity of the lumen although often without obstruction; nearly always due to scirrhous carcinoma, as in linitis plastica. Synonym: sclerotic stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serosa of stomach | Serous coat of the stomach; the visceral peritoneum covering the outer surface of the stomach. Synonym: tunica serosa gastrica, tunica serosa ventriculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small bowel disease involving stomach | <radiology> Lymphoma, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
| stomach | <anatomy, gastroenterology> The most dilated portion of the digestive tube, situated between the oesophagus and the beginning of the small intestine (duodenum). It lies in the upper central portion of the abdomen (above the umbilicus) and to the left of the midline. The stomach produces gastric juice (acidic) which serves to breakdown proteins. (06 Mar 1998) |
| stomach ache | Pain in the abdomen, usually arising in the stomach or intestine. Synonym: gastralgia, gastrodynia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stomach bubble | The gas in the fundus of the stomach seen on an upright radiograph. Cascade stomach, a radiographic description: when contrast material is swallowed while the patient is in the upright position, the gastric fundus acts as a reservoir until contrast overflows (cascades) into the antrum; a normal variant in a horizontal stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stomach cancer | Cancer of the major organ that holds food for digestion. Stomach cancer (gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and spread to other organs. Stomach ulcers do not appear to increase a person's risk of developing stomach cancer. Symptoms of stomach cancer are often vague, such as loss of appetite and weight. The cancer is diagnosed with a biopsy of stomach tissue during a procedure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| stomach cancer-associated protein-tyrosine phosphatase | <enzyme> Human transmembrane-type ptpase expressed in gastric, pancreatic and colourectal cancer cells; consists of 1093 amino acid; mw 200 kD; genbank d15049 Registry number: EC 3.1.3.- Synonym: sap 1 phosphatase (26 Jun 1999) |
| stomach cell types | <radiology> Parietal (oxyntic), in fundus and body, may lead to HCl (acid) and intrinsic factor, chief, in fundus and body, may lead to pepsinogen, G-cells, in antrum, mucus? (12 Dec 1998) |
| stomach dilatation | Distention of the stomach with retained secretions, food, and/or gas due to obstruction, ileus, or denervation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| stomach diverticulum | Saccular, outward protrusion of a portion of the mucous membrane of the stomach wall. (12 Dec 1998) |
| stomach drops | A stomachic tonic, usually tincture of gentian, alone or with other stomachics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stomach flu | 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) |