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Gallstones Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Gallstones article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal cavity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abscess: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Absorption: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alanine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alcoholism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aminotransferase: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Amylase: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anesthesia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibiotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Appendicitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Belching: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bile: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bile acid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biliary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bilirubin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Birth control: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bladder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calcium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calorie: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cannula: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CAT scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Catheter: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chills: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholangiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholangiography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholangitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholecystectomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholecystitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholecystokinin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholescintigraphy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholesterol: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cirrhosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Common bile duct: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Common hepatic duct: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Computerized tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contraction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contrast: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Crohn's disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cuts: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diarrhea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Distal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Distention: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Drain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Duct: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Duodenal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Duodenal biliary drainage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Duodenum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dysfunction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dyspepsia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

EGD: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endoscopic ultrasound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Enzymes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

ERCP: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Esophagus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

ESWL: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Extracorporeal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fasting: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fats: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Fatty acids: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fistula: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Flatulence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fluoroscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gallbladder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gallstones: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gangrene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastrointestinal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Geiger counter: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Hemoglobin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatic duct: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hormone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hormone therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ileum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ileus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Incision: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intrahepatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intravenous cholangiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Iodine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Jaundice: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Laparoscopic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lithotripsy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Magnetic resonance imaging: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Microscopic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MRCP: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MRI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nausea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nostril: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nuclear medicine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Obese: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obesity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obstruction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Operation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oral cholecystogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Orifice: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pancreas: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pancreatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pancreatic cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pancreatitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Papilla of Vater: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Peritoneum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Peritonitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Pigment: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prevalence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radioactive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiologic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recur: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Red blood cells: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rupture: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sclera: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sepsis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shock: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sickle cell disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Small intestine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spasm: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stasis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sternum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Symptom: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thalassemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transducer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Triglycerides: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tumor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ultrasound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Uncertainty: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vagina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Weight loss: See the definition from MedTerms.com

White blood cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

White blood cell count: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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