Digestive System Processes
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Digestive System Processes. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Digestive System Processes.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Defecation - The normal process of elimination of fecal material from the RECTUM....
Deglutition - The act of taking solids and liquids into the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT through the mouth and throat....
Digestion - The process of breakdown of food for metabolism and use by the body....
Digestive System Processes - Biological actions and events that constitute the functions of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM....
Drinking - The consumption of liquids....
Eating - The consumption of edible substances....
Gallbladder Emptying - A process whereby bile is delivered from the gallbladder into the duodenum. The emptying is caused b...
Gastric Emptying - The evacuation of food from the stomach into the duodenum....
Gastrointestinal Motility - The motor activity of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT....
Gastrointestinal Transit - Passage of food (sometimes in the form of a test meal) through the gastrointestinal tract as measure...
Intestinal Absorption - Uptake of substances through the lining of the INTESTINES....
Liver Regeneration - Repair or renewal of hepatic tissue....
Mastication - The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth....
Myoelectric Complex, Migrating - A pattern of gastrointestinal muscle contraction and depolarizing myoelectric activity that moves fr...
Peristalsis - A movement, caused by sequential muscle contraction, that pushes the contents of the intestines or o...
Salivation - The discharge of saliva from the SALIVARY GLANDS that keeps the mouth tissues moist and aids in dige...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
