| EGC | early gastric cancer; epithelioid-globoid cell |
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| EGTA | esophageal gastric tube airway; ethyleneglycol-bis-(b-aminoethylether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid |
| GADH | gastric alcohol dehydrogenase |
| GAS | galactorrhea-amenorrhea syndrome; gastric acid secretion; gastrin; gastroenterology; general adaptat... |
| GBP | galactose-binding protein; gastric bypass; gated blood pool |
| gastric feeding | Giving of nutriment directly into the stomach by means of a tube inserted via the nasopharynx and oesophagus or directly through the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gastric filling defects | <radiology> Malignant tumours, carcinoma, lymphoma, leiomyosarcoma, metastases, benign, leiomyoma, lipoma, neurofibroma, polyp, hyperplastic, adenomatous, hamartomatous, others, bezoar, Nissen fundoplication, ectopic pancreas (12 Dec 1998) |
| gastric fistula | Abnormal passage communicating with the stomach. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gastric folds | Characteristic folds of the gastric mucosa, especially evident when the stomach is contracted. Synonym: plicae gastricae, gastric folds, ruga gastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric freezing | Formerly used treatment for peptic ulcer designed to reduce or eliminate the production of acid gastric juice by freezing the secretory cells with a supercooled fluid introduced into a balloon positioned in the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric fundus | The superior portion of the body of the stomach above the level of the cardiac notch. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gastric glands | Branched tubular glands lying in the mucosa of the fundus and body of the stomach; such glands contain parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric acid, zymogen cells that produce pepsin, and mucous cells. Synonym: glandulae gastricae, glandulae propriae, fundus glands, gastric follicles, Wasmann's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric haemorrhage | Haemorrhage from the stomach. Synonym: gastric haemorrhage. Origin: Gastro-+ G. Rhegnymi, to burst forth (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric hypersecretion | Excessive formation of gastric juice, especially the acid component. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric impression | A hollow on the visceral surface of the left lobe of the liver corresponding to the location of the stomach. Synonym: impressio gastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric indigestion | <symptom> The impairment of the power of function of digestion, usually applied to epigastric discomfort following meals. Origin: Gr. Peptein = to digest (18 Nov 1997) |
| gastric inhibitory polypeptide | <hormone> Peptide hormone (43 amino acids) that stimulates insulin release and inhibits the release of gastric acid and pepsin. Acronym: GIP (18 Nov 1997) |
| gastric juice | The liquid secretion of the stomach mucosa consisting of hydrochloric acid (gastric acid), pepsinogen, intrinsic factor, gastrin, mucus, and the bicarbonate ion (bicarbonates). (12 Dec 1998) |
| gastric lavage | <procedure> A procedure used to empty the stomach of its contents. Performed using a flexible rubber tube that is passed through the mouth and advanced to the stomach. This procedure includes the instillation of a balanced salt solution into the stomach (via the tube) followed by suctioning the fluid out of the stomach. An effective procedure in the treatment of toxic ingestions. (27 Sep 1997) |
| gastric mucosa | Surface epithelium in the stomach that invaginates into the lamina propria, forming gastric pits. Tubular glands, characteristic of each region of the stomach (cardiac, gastric, and pyloric), empty into the gastric pits. The gastric mucosa is made up of several different kinds of cells. (12 Dec 1998) |