Endoscopy (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, EGD) Glossary of Terms

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Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Benign: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biopsy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cytology: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Discharge: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Distention: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Duodenum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

EGD: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Esophagus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastroenterologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastrointestinal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malignant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Microscopic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nausea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Polyp: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Saline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sleep: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Small bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sore: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sore throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Swallowing tube: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com