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Gas
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Gas Air that comes from normal breakdown of food which is passed out of the body through the rectum (flatus) or the mouth (burp).
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Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body.
Rectum
An 8-inch chamber connected to the large intestine that receives solid waste (feces) from the descending colon to be expelled from the body. The rectum connects the colon to the anus. It is the rectum's job to receive stool from the colon, to let the person know that there is stool to be evacuated, and to hold the stool until evacuation happens.
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GABA
An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
Gamma camera
Basic instrument used to produce a nuclear medicine image.
Gamma-knife
The gamma knife is used in the treatment of lesions in the brain by a noninvasive surgical technique called stereotaxic radiosurgery. It is a safe, precise, bloodless procedure. The gamma knife uses 201 beams of highly focused gamma rays. The beams are precisely aimed so as to treat only the target (tumor, trigeminal nerve, etc.) with minimal risk to adjacent brain structures.
Gganglion cysts
Non-cancerous, fluid-filled cysts are common masses or lumps in the hand and usually found on the back of the wrist.
Gardner's syndrome
A condition in which many polyps form throughout the digestive tract. Because these polyps are likely to cause cancer, the colon and rectum are often removed to prevent colorectal cancer.
Gas
Gastrectomy
An operation to remove all or part of the stomach.
Gastric
Related to the stomach.
Gastric juices
Liquids produced in the stomach to help break down food and kill bacteria.
Gastric resection
An operation to remove part or all of the stomach.
Gastric ulcer
See stomach ulcer.
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Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body.
Rectum
An 8-inch chamber connected to the large intestine that receives solid waste (feces) from the descending colon to be expelled from the body. The rectum connects the colon to the anus. It is the rectum's job to receive stool from the colon, to let the person know that there is stool to be evacuated, and to hold the stool until evacuation happens.
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PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
GABA
An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
Gamma camera
Basic instrument used to produce a nuclear medicine image.
Gamma-knife
The gamma knife is used in the treatment of lesions in the brain by a noninvasive surgical technique called stereotaxic radiosurgery. It is a safe, precise, bloodless procedure. The gamma knife uses 201 beams of highly focused gamma rays. The beams are precisely aimed so as to treat only the target (tumor, trigeminal nerve, etc.) with minimal risk to adjacent brain structures.
Gganglion cysts
Non-cancerous, fluid-filled cysts are common masses or lumps in the hand and usually found on the back of the wrist.
Gardner's syndrome
A condition in which many polyps form throughout the digestive tract. Because these polyps are likely to cause cancer, the colon and rectum are often removed to prevent colorectal cancer.
Gas
Gastrectomy
An operation to remove all or part of the stomach.
Gastric
Related to the stomach.
Gastric juices
Liquids produced in the stomach to help break down food and kill bacteria.
Gastric resection
An operation to remove part or all of the stomach.
Gastric ulcer
See stomach ulcer.
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