stomach disease

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• Stomach disease — ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D013272 Gastropathy is a general term used for stomach disease. [DorlandsDict|four/000043887|Gastropathy] Examples including the name include: * Portal hypertensive gastropathy …   Wikipedia

• Stomach cancer — Stomach or gastric cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus and the small intestine. Stomach cancer causes nearly one million deaths worldwide per… …   Wikipedia

• Disease, Norwalk — Disease due to Norwalk virus, not one but a family of small round viruses that are an important cause of viral gastroenteritis (viral inflammation of the stomach and intestines). Norwalk disease is a significant contributor to illness in the US.… …   Medical dictionary

• Disease, Menetrier — A premalignant disorder of the stomach characterized by overgrowth of the stomach lining (gastric mucosa), nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain, and hypoalbuminemia (low blood serum level of albumin) due to loss of albumin by the stomach. The… …   Medical dictionary

• stomach cancer — Malignant tumour of the stomach. The main risk factors include a diet high in salted, smoked, or pickled foods; Helicobacter pylori infection; tobacco and alcohol use; age (over age 60); and a family history of stomach cancer. Males develop… …   Universalium

• Disease — Human disease redirects here. For the Slayer song, see Soundtrack to the Apocalypse. Flare up redirects here. For the Transformers character, see Flareup (Transformers). Medical condition redirects here. For the descriptive terminology using… …   Wikipedia

• disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… …   English dictionary for students

• Stomach paralysis — Formally called gastroparesis, this is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by a disease of either the stomach muscle itself or the nerves controlling the muscle. As a consequence, food and secretions do not empty… …   Medical dictionary

• disease — dis|ease W1S3 [dıˈzi:z] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: desaise, from aise relaxed feeling, comfort ] 1.) [U and C] an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant ▪ She suffers from a rare disease of the brain. ▪ Heart disease runs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug — Methotrexate Hydroxychloro …   Wikipedia

• Disease, Bernard-Soulier (giant platelet syndrome) — This disease is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to stick adequately to injured blood vessel walls. This is a crucial aspect of the process of forming a blood clot, and as a result of this problem there is… …   Medical dictionary