gas distention

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• gas pains — pains caused by distention of the stomach or intestines by accumulations of air or other gases, occurring as a result of ingestion of gas forming foods …   Medical dictionary

• distention —    An excess expansion of a tissue or organ, either from inflammation, injury or, as in the Bean Syndrome, gas …   Herbal-medical glossary

• Inflation — In*fla tion, n. [L. inflatio: cf. F. inflation.] 1. The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being puffed up, as with pride;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• inflation — Distention by a fluid or gas. [L. inflatio, fr. in flo, pp. flatus, to blow into, inflate] * * * in·fla·tion (in flaґshən) [L. in 1 + flare to blow] 1. distention with air, gas, or fluid. 2. the act of distending with air, gas, or fluid …   Medical dictionary

• lung congestion — Distention of blood vessels in the lungs and filling of the pulmonary alveoli with blood. It results from infection, hypertension, or inadequate heart function (e.g., left sided heart failure). Congestion seriously impairs gas exchange, leading… …   Universalium

• aerogastria — Distention of the stomach with gas. blocked a. retention of gas in the stomach due to spasm of the sphincteric region of the lower esophagus which prevents belching. * * * aero·gas·tria (ār o gasґtre ə) the presence of gas in the… …   Medical dictionary

• aerocele — Distention of a small natural cavity with gas. [aero + G. kele, tumor] * * * aero·cele a( ə)r ō .sēl, e( ə)r n a cavity or pouch swollen with gas (as air) <an intracranial aerocele> * * * aero·cele (ārґo sēl″) [aero + cele1] …   Medical dictionary

• physometra — Distention of the uterine cavity with air or gas. SYN: uterine tympanites. [physo + G. metra, uterus] * * * phy·so·me·tra (fi″so meґtrə) [physo + metra] air or gas in the uterine cavity …   Medical dictionary

• gastrotympanites — gas·tro·tym·pa·ni·tes (gas″tro tim″pə niґtēz) [gastro + tympanites] tympanitic distention of the stomach …   Medical dictionary

• dilatation of the stomach — distention of the stomach with retained secretions, food, or gas due to obstruction, ileus, or denervation; called also gastric d …   Medical dictionary

• Hysteroscopy — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = Hysteroscopy 1898 ICD10 = ICD9 = 68.12 MeshID = D015907 OtherCodes = Hysteroscopy is the inspection of the uterine cavity by endoscopy. It allows for the diagnosis of intrauterine pathology and… …   Wikipedia