Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Lower Gastrointestinal Tract. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Lower Gastrointestinal Tract.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Anal Canal - The terminal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, beginning from the ampulla of the RECTUM and ending at ...
Appendix - A worm-like blind tube extension from the CECUM....
Cecum - The blind sac or outpouching area of the LARGE INTESTINE that is below the entrance of the SMALL INT...
Colon - The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the RECTUM. It includes the ASCENDING COLON; th...
Colon, Ascending - The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the TRANSVERSE COLON. It passes cephalad from t...
Colon, Descending - The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between TRANSVERSE COLON and the SIGMOID COLON....
Colon, Sigmoid - A segment of the COLON between the RECTUM and the descending colon....
Colon, Transverse - The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between ASCENDING COLON and DESCENDING COLON. It passes from the RIGH...
Ileocecal Valve - The valve, at the junction of the CECUM with the COLON, that guards the opening where the ILEUM ente...
Ileum - The distal and narrowest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE, between the JEJUNUM and the ILEOCECAL VALVE...
Intestine, Large - A segment of the LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the CECUM; the COLON; and the RECTUM....
Jejunum - The middle portion of the SMALL INTESTINE, between DUODENUM and ILEUM. It represents about 2/5 of th...
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract - The segment of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the small intestine below the DUODENUM, and the ...
Meckel Diverticulum - A congenital abnormality characterized by the outpouching or sac formation in the ILEUM. It is a rem...
Rectum - The distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, between the SIGMOID COLON and the ANAL CANAL....
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.
