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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
A condition in which the body’s immune system has an over-reaction to certain foods, animals, plants, or other substances.
Industry:Medical
1. One of the three main nutrients in food. Foods that provide fat are butter, margarine, salad dressing, oil, nuts, meat, poultry, fish, and some dairy products. 2. A greasy liquid or solid material found in the human body, animals, and some plants. In the body, excess calories are stored as fat, providing a reserve supply of energy.
Industry:Medical
Upper abdominal discomfort, often provoked by eating, that may be accompanied by fullness, bloating, nausea, or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
Industry:Medical
A condition in which the rectum slips so that it protrudes from the anus.
Industry:Medical
A group of rare, usually inherited disorders that affect the skin or nervous system and may cause abdominal pain. When a person has porphyria, cells fail to change porphyrins (body chemicals) into heme, the substance that gives blood its red color. Porphyrins then build up in the body and cause illness.
Industry:Medical
A ringlike band of muscle that opens and closes an opening in the body. An example is the muscle between the esophagus and the stomach known as the lower esophageal sphincter.
Industry:Medical
The organ between the esophagus and the small intestine. The stomach is where the digestion of protein begins.
Industry:Medical
A clear liquid made by the intestines that coats and protects tissues in the gastrointestinal tract.
Industry:Medical
