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Segmentation
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Segmentation The process by which muscles in the intestines move food and wastes through the body.
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Intestines
See large intestine and small intestine. Also called gut.
Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body.
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Segmental Transplantation
A surgical procedure in which a part of a pancreas that contains insulin-producing cells is placed in a person whose pancreas has stopped making insulin.
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Saturated fat
Fat that is found in foods from animal meats and skin, dairy products and some vegetables.
Schatzki's Ring
See lower esophageal ring.
Scintigraphy
See radionuclide scans.
Sclerotherapy
A method of stopping upper GI bleeding. A needle is inserted through an endoscope to bring hardening agents to the place that is bleeding.
Secretin
A hormone made in the duodenum. Causes the stomach to make pepsin, the liver to make bile, and the pancreas to make a digestive juice.
Segmentation
Sensors
A device, such as a photoelectric cell, that receives and responds to a signal or stimulus.
Septal defect
A hole in the wall of the heart.
Septum
The muscle wall that divides the heart chambers.
Shigellosis
Infection with the bacterium Shigella, usually causing a high fever, acute diarrhea, and dehydration. See also gastroenteritis.
Shock
Impaired body function due to blood loss or a disturbance in the circulatory system.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Intestines
See large intestine and small intestine. Also called gut.
Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Segmental Transplantation
A surgical procedure in which a part of a pancreas that contains insulin-producing cells is placed in a person whose pancreas has stopped making insulin.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Saturated fat
Fat that is found in foods from animal meats and skin, dairy products and some vegetables.
Schatzki's Ring
See lower esophageal ring.
Scintigraphy
See radionuclide scans.
Sclerotherapy
A method of stopping upper GI bleeding. A needle is inserted through an endoscope to bring hardening agents to the place that is bleeding.
Secretin
A hormone made in the duodenum. Causes the stomach to make pepsin, the liver to make bile, and the pancreas to make a digestive juice.
Segmentation
Sensors
A device, such as a photoelectric cell, that receives and responds to a signal or stimulus.
Septal defect
A hole in the wall of the heart.
Septum
The muscle wall that divides the heart chambers.
Shigellosis
Infection with the bacterium Shigella, usually causing a high fever, acute diarrhea, and dehydration. See also gastroenteritis.
Shock
Impaired body function due to blood loss or a disturbance in the circulatory system.
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