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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 ...
1. A special bag worn over a stoma to collect stool. 2. An internal, surgically constructed cavity.
Industry:Medical
A long-term disorder that causes large, coiled folds in the stomach.
Industry:Medical
A disorder that causes part of the intestines to fold into another part, causing blockage. It is most common in infants and can be treated with an operation.
Industry:Medical
The beginning of the large intestine. The cecum is connected to the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum.
Industry:Medical
A rare condition with painful lesions found in the small intestine, colon, and sometimes stomach and parts of the nervous system that may cause gastrointestinal bleeding.
Industry:Medical
Irritation of the liver with no known cause. It occurs in newborns and its symptoms include jaundice and liver cell changes.
Industry:Medical
