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Irritable Bowel/Crohn's Disease Glossary

From National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, for About.com

Updated: June 17, 2008

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A

Abdomen
Accessory Digestive Organs
Achlorhydria
Activated Charcoal
Aerophagia
Alactasia
Amino Acids
Anal Fissure
Anal Fistula
Anemia
Angiography
Anoscopy
Anticholinergics
Antidiarrheals
Antiemetics
Antispasmotics
Anus
Appendectomy
Appendicitis
Appendix
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
Ascending Colon
Asymptomatic
Atonic Colon
Autoimmune Hepatitis

B

Barium
Belching
Bloating
Borborygmi
Bowel Movement
Bowel Prep
Bulking Agents

C

Candidiasis
Case Control Trial
Cirrhosis
Collagenous Colitis
Cecum
Clinical Trial
Colon
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Cancer
Colostomy
Constipation
Burril Crohn
Crohn's Disease

D

Dehydration
Descending Colon
Diaphragm
Diarrhea
Digestive System
Dilation
Distention
Duodenum

E

Electrolytes
Enema
Endoscope
Enteral Nutrition
Enterostomal Therapy (ET) Nurse
Epithelium
ERCP
Esophagitis
Esophagus

F

Fiber
Fistula
Functional Disorders

G

Gas
Gastric Juices
Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterology
Gastroenteritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
GI Tract
Granuloma
Hemorrhoids

H

Hepatitis
Hirschsprung's Disease
Hormones

I

Ileoanal Pull-Through
Ileoanal Reservoir
Ileostomy
Ileum
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ischemic Colitis

J

J-Pouch
Jejunum

L

Lactase
Lactase Deficiency
Lactose
Lactose Intolerance
Lactose Tolerance Test
Large Intestine
Lavage
Laxatives
Liver
Lower Gastrointestinal Series
Lumen

M

Megacolon

N

Ostomy

P

Peritonitis
Pernicious Anemia
Polyp
Protein
Rectal Manometry

R

Rectum
Reflux

S

Short Bowel Syndrome
Sigmoid Colon
Sigmoidoscopy
Sitz Bath
Small Bowel Follow Through
Small Intestine
Spasms
Stoma
Stomach
Stomach Ulcer
Stool
Stricture

T

Transverse Colon
Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha

U

Ulcer
Ulcerative Colitis
Upper GI
Upper GI Series

V

Viral Hepatitis

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