Encyclopedia - Intestine: Encyclopedia - Intestine
The intestine is the portion of the alimentary canal extending from the stomach to the anus and, in humans and mammals, consists of two s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Intestine - Diseases Of The Intestine
Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the intestines and is the most common disease of the intestines. It can arise as the result of food po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Small Intestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Small Intestine - Functions
In the small intestine, proteins are changed into amino acids; fats are changed into fatty acids; and carbohydrates are changed into suga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide: Encyclopedia - Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
VIP is a peptide hormone containing 28 amino acid residues. Its role in the intestine is to greatly stimulate secretion of water and elec...   » Read the article

Article - Bentonite Clay Properties - Intestinal Cleanse Helping Spiritual Awakening
Bentonite Clay and its spiritual properties: Intestinal cleanse of the colon is strongly recommended by Kalki and The Golden Age Foundati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intestinal Parasite: Encyclopedia Ii - Intestinal Parasite - What Are The Signs Of Intestinal Parasite Infection?
In some people, intestinal parasites do not cause any symptoms, or the symptoms may come and go. Common signs and complaints include coug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia - Nutrition
Nutrition is the study of the relationship between diet and states of health and disease. It is defined as the study of food. Absence of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bile: Encyclopedia - Bile
Bile (or gall) is a bitter, greenish-yellow alkaline fluid secreted by the liver of most vertebrates. In many species, it is stored in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feces: Encyclopedia - Feces
Feces (American English) or fæces (Commonwealth English) are semi-solid waste products from an animal digestive tract expelled through t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Bowel Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Bowel Syndrome - Intestinal Adaptation
Short bowel syndrome caused by the surgical removal of a portion of the bowel may be a temporary condition, due to the adaptive property ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enteritis: Encyclopedia - Enteritis
Enteritis is the inflammation of the small intestine (inflammation of the large intestine is termed colitis, while enterocolitis refers t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chylomicron: Encyclopedia - Chylomicron
Chylomicrons are large lipoprotein particles (having a diameter of 75 to 1,200nm) that are created by the absorptive cells of the small i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whipple's Disease: Encyclopedia - Whipple's Disease
Whipple's disease is a rare disease caused by the bacteria Tropheryma whipplei. It was first described by George Hoyt Whipple in 1907. Wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anastomosis: Encyclopedia - Anastomosis
An anastomosis (plural anastomoses) is a connection between two structures, organs or spaces. It commonly refers to connections between b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abdominal Cavity: Encyclopedia - Abdominal Cavity
The abdominal cavity is the cavity of the human body (and other animal bodies) that holds the bulk of the viscera and which is located be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cecum: Encyclopedia - Cecum
In anatomy of the digestive system, the cecum or caecum is a pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum. It is separated fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antispasmodic: Encyclopedia - Antispasmodic
An antispasmodic is a drug that suppresses smooth muscle contraction, especially in tubular organs. The effect is to prevent spasms of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bile Duct: Encyclopedia - Bile Duct
A bile duct is any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile. Bile, required for the digestion of food, is excreted by the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andouille: Encyclopedia - Andouille
Andouille (pronounced ahn-DWEE or ahn-DOO-ee) is a spicy heavily smoked sausage made from pork. Several variations exist that use differe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases - A00-a79 - Bacterial Infections And Other Intestinal Infectious Diseases And Stds
ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A00-A09 Intestinal infectious diseases. (A00) Cholera (A01) Typho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code A07: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code A07 - A07a Intestinal Anti-infectives
ATC code A07 - A07AA Antibiotics. A07AA01 Neomycin A07AA02 Nystatin A07AA03 Natamycin A07AA04 Streptomycin A07AA05 Polymyxin B A07AA06...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code A07: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code A07 - A07b Intestinal Adsorbents
ATC code A07 - A07BA Charcoal preparations. A07BA01 Medicinal charcoal A07BA51 Medicinal charcoal, combinations ATC code A07 - A07BB...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code A07: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code A07 - A07e Intestinal Anti-inflammatory Agents
ATC code A07 - A07EA Corticosteroids acting locally. A07EA01 Prednisolone A07EA02 Hydrocortisone A07EA03 Prednisone A07EA04 Betamethas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kishka: Encyclopedia Ii - Kishka - Food
Kishka or kishke (Polish: kiszka; Russian: кишка, kishka; Ukrainian: кишка, kyshka; Yiddish: קישקע, kishke), is a Slavic w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bile: Encyclopedia Ii - Bile - Physiology
Bile salts are steroid compounds (deoxycholic and cholic acid), often conjugated with glycine and taurine, and act to some extent as a de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Bowel Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Bowel Syndrome - Causes
Short bowel syndrome in adults is usually caused by: Crohn's disease, an inflammatory disorder of the digestive tract Volvulus, a sponta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Digestive Enzyme: Encyclopedia Ii - Digestive Enzyme - Oral Cavity
In the oral cavity, salivary glands secrete pytalin. It is a type of α-amylase, which digests starch into small segments of multiple sug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Bowel Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Bowel Syndrome - Treatments
Symptoms of short bowel syndrome are usually addressed by prescription medicine. These include: Anti-diarrheal medicine Vitamin and mine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peptide: Encyclopedia Ii - Peptide - The Grand Peptide Families
Peptide - Vasopressin and oxytocin. Vasopressin Oxytocin Peptide - The Tachykinin peptides. Substance P Kassinin Neurokinin A Eled...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code A07: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code A07 - A07d Antipropulsives
ATC code A07 - A07DA Antipropulsives. A07DA01 Diphenoxylate A07DA02 Opium A07DA03 Loperamide A07DA04 Difenoxin A07DA05 Loperamide oxid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code A07: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code A07 - A07f Antidiarrheal Micro-organisms
ATC code A07 - A07FA Antidiarrheal micro-organisms. A07FA01 Lactic acid producing organisms A07FA02 Saccharomyces boulardii A07FA51 La...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Bowel Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Bowel Syndrome - Symptoms
The symptoms of short bowel syndrome include: Abdominal pain Diarrhoea Steatorrhoea or particularly foul-odored faeces Oily or sticky st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schistosoma Mansoni: Encyclopedia Ii - Schistosoma Mansoni - Life-cycle
After the eggs of the human-dwelling parasite are emitted in the faeces and into the water, the ripe miracidium hatches out of the egg. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schistosoma Mansoni: Encyclopedia Ii - Schistosoma Mansoni - Adult Helminths Morphology
Schitosomes, contrary to other trematodes, are long and slim worms. The male S. mansoni is approximately 1 cm long (0.6 to 1.4 cm) and is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schistosoma Mansoni: Encyclopedia Ii - Schistosoma Mansoni - Genome
Schistosoma mansoni has 8 pairs of chromosomes (2n = 16), 7 autosomal pairs and 1 sex pair. The female schistosome is heterogametic or ZW...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schistosoma Mansoni: Encyclopedia Ii - Schistosoma Mansoni - Symptoms
Schistosoma mansoni - Early symptoms of infection. Many individuals do not experience symptoms. If present, it usually takes four to si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Current Issues And Challenges
Challenging issues in modern nutrition include: 'Artificial' interventions in food production and supply: Should genetic engineering be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Issues
Challenging issues in modern nutrition include: 'Artificial' interventions in food production and supply: Should genetic engineering be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition, Industry And Food Processing
Since the Industrial Revolution some two hundred years ago, the food processing industry has invented many technologies that both help ke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Overview
The human body comprises chemical compounds such as water, amino acids (proteins), fatty acids (lipids), nucleic acids (DNA/RNA), and car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition And Health
Ill health can be brought about by an imbalance of nutrients, producing either an excess or deficiency which in turn affects body functio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition And Sports
Nutrition is very important for improving sports performance. The most common means to improve performance through diet is the practice o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition And Longevity
Nutrition - Calorie restriction. Lifespan may be somehow related to the amount of food energy consumed: this was first systematically i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition Industry And Food Processing
Since the Industrial Revolution some two hundred years ago, the food processing industry has invented many technologies that both help ke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Infection By Hiv
AIDS is the most severe manifestation of infection with HIV. HIV is a retrovirus that primarily infects vital components of the human imm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Diagnosis
AIDS - AIDS and HIV case definitions. Since 1981, many different definitions have been developed for epidemiological surveillance such ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Symptoms
The symptoms of AIDS are primarily the result of conditions that do not normally develop in individuals with healthy immune systems. Most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Transmission
Since the beginning of the epidemic, three main transmission routes of HIV have been identified: Sexual route. The majority of HIV infec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Prevention
The diverse transmission routes of HIV are well-known and established. Also well-known is how to prevent transmission of HIV. However, re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Treatment
There is currently no cure for HIV or AIDS. Infection with HIV usually eventually leads to AIDS and ultimately death. However, in western...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Origin Of Hiv/aids
The official date for the beginning of the AIDS epidemic is marked as June 18, 1981, when the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Overview
The human body comprises chemical compounds such as water, amino acids (proteins), fatty acids (lipids), nucleic acids (DNA/RNA), and car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition And Health
Ill health can be caused by an imbalance of nutrients, producing either an excess or deficiency, which in turn affects body functioning c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition And Sports
Nutrition is very important for improving sports performance. The most common means to improve performance through diet is the practice o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition And Longevity
Nutrition - Calorie restriction. Lifespan may be somehow related to the amount of food energy consumed: this was first systematically i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutrition - Nutrition Industry And Food Processing
Since the Industrial Revolution some two hundred years ago, the food processing industry has invented many technologies that both help ke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases - B90-b99 - Sequelae And Diseases Classified Elsewhere
ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B90-B94 Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases. (B90) Sequ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Symptoms And Complications
The symptoms of AIDS are primarily the result of conditions that do not normally develop in individuals with healthy immune systems. Most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases - A80-b34 - Viral Infections
ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A80-A89 Viral infections of the central nervous system. (A80) Acu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Transmission
Since the beginning of the epidemic, three main transmission routes of HIV have been identified: Sexual route. The majority of HIV infec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases - B35-b89 - Infections Caused By Fungi Protozoans Worms And Infestations
ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B35-B49 Mycoses. (B35) Dermatophytosis (B350) Tinea barbae and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Treatment
There is currently no cure for HIV or AIDS. Infection with HIV usually eventually leads to AIDS and ultimately death. However, in western...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Origin Of Hiv/aids
The official date for the beginning of the AIDS epidemic is marked as June 18, 1981, when the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Infection By Hiv
AIDS is the most severe manifestation of infection with HIV. HIV is a retrovirus that primarily infects vital components of the human imm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Diagnosis
AIDS - AIDS and HIV case definitions. Since 1981, many different definitions have been developed for epidemiological surveillance such ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids - Prevention
The diverse transmission routes of HIV are well-known and established. Also well-known is how to prevent transmission of HIV. However, re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bile: Encyclopedia Ii - Bile - Four Humours
Yellow bile and black bile were two of the four vital fluids or humours of ancient and medieval medicine; for example, melancholia was be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esophageal Varices: Encyclopedia Ii - Esophageal Varices - Prevention
Ideally, patients with known varices should receive treatment to reduce their risk of bleeding (Lebrec et al., 1981). The non-selective Î...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapter K: Diseases Of The Digestive System: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapter K: Diseases Of The Digestive System - K00-k93 - Diseases Of The Digestive System
ICD-10 Chapter K: Diseases of the digestive system - K00-K14 Diseases of oral cavity salivary glands and jaws. (K00) Disorders of toot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parasite: Encyclopedia Ii - Parasite - Examples
Parasite - Endoparasites. (endo = within; parasites that live inside their hosts) Plants Rafflesia Animals Acanthocephala Candiru ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esophageal Varices: Encyclopedia Ii - Esophageal Varices - Pathogenesis
The lower esophagus is a site of 'portosystemic anastamosis', meaning that venous blood flow in the portal circulation (i.e. draining int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esophageal Varices: Encyclopedia Ii - Esophageal Varices - Treatment And The Role Of Endoscopy
In emergency situations, the care is directed at stopping blood loss, maintaining plasma volume, correcting disorders in coagulation indu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esophageal Varices: Encyclopedia Ii - Esophageal Varices - Prevention
Ideally, patients with known varices should receive treatment to reduce their risk of bleeding (Lebrec et al., 1981). The non-selective Î...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feces: Encyclopedia Ii - Feces - Related Terminology
Feces are also known as scat and scatology is the study of feces. Informally, the word "excrement" has become synonymous with feces; a us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feces: Encyclopedia Ii - Feces - Fecal Contamination
A quick test for fecal contamination of water sources or soil is a check for the presence of E. coli bacteria performed with the help of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feces: Encyclopedia Ii - Feces - Human Feces
Main article: Human feces Human fecal matter varies significantly in appearance, depending on diet and health. Normally it is semisolid, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Planarium: Encyclopedia Ii - Planarium - Organ Systems
The planarian has very simple organ systems. The digestive system consists of a mouth, pharynx, and an intestine. The mouth is located i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Planarium: Encyclopedia Ii - Planarium - Organ Systems
The planarian has very simple organ systems. The digestive system consists of a mouth, pharynx, and an intestine. The mouth is located in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dicyclomine: Encyclopedia Ii - Dicyclomine - Clinical Uses
Dicyclomine is used to treat intestinal hypermotility and intestinal or urinary spasms. It is sold under the trade names Bentylol (Hoechs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colon Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Colon Anatomy - Role In Digestion
The large intestine comes after the small intestine in the digestive tract and measures approximately 1.5 meters in length. Although ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peptide: Encyclopedia Ii - Peptide - The Grand Peptide Families
Vasopressin and oxytocin Vasopressin Oxytocin The Tachykinin peptides Substance P Kassinin Neurokinin A Eledoisin Neurokinin B Vasoac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sucrose: Encyclopedia Ii - Sucrose - In The Human Digestive System
Sucrose is broken down in the stomach by acidic hydrolysis into its component sugars, fructose and glucose, which are then absorbed into ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ileostomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Ileostomy - Reasons For Having An Ileostomy
Ileostomies are necessary where disease or injury has rendered the large intestine incapable of safely processing intestinal waste, typic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loperamide: Encyclopedia Ii - Loperamide - Mode Of Action
Loperamide is an opioid receptor agonist and acts on the mu opioid receptors in the myenteric plexus large intestines; it does not affect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 1. Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139
List of ICD-9 codes - Intestinal infectious diseases 001-009. (001) Cholera (002) Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers (003) Other Salmonell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laxative: Encyclopedia Ii - Laxative - Hydrating Agents Osmotics
These cause the intestines to concentrate more water within, softening the stool. There are two principal types, saline and hyperosmotic....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baylisascaris: Encyclopedia Ii - Baylisascaris - Disease Progression
After an animal swallows the eggs, the microscopic larvae hatch in the intestine and invade the intestinal wall. If they are in their mai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laxative: Encyclopedia Ii - Laxative - Hydrating Agents Osmotics
These cause the intestines to concentrate more water within, softening the stool. There are two principal types, saline and hyperosmotic....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Intestine: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Intestine
  Intestine To dream of seeing intestines, signifies you are about to be visited by a grave calamity, which will remove some fr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Intestine: Health And Healing Dictionary On Intestine
Intestine: Also called bowels, the portion of the digestive tract between the stomach and anus.   In humans the intestine is div...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Basti: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Basti
basti: basti - method for cleaning the intestines   (See also: basti , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agnisar Kriya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Agnisar Kriya
Agnisar kriya: one of the shatkarmas (cleansing practices) -intestinal cleansing   (See also: Agnisar kriya ,Yoga, Yoga Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  basti: Sanskrit Dictionary On  basti
 Basti: method for cleaning the intestines   (See also:  Basti , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Catharsis: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Catharsis
CATHARSIS: is from CATHARTIC, which is a purgative; sort of like intestinal flu!   (See also: CATHARSIS , Witchcraft, Wicca, P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Grahani: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary Ii On Grahani
Grahani: Chronic diarrhoea, malabsorption syndrome in the small intestine   (See also: Grahani , Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Dictionary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hara: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Hara
HARA - (tanden) body’s natural center of gravity located in the intestines about three fingers width below the navel; site of th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Colonic Therapy: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Colonic Therapy
Colonic therapy: colonic irrigations with fluid under gentle pressure are a method of and therapy for bowel cleansing designed to deto...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bile: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary Ii On Bile
Bile: A bitter fluid secreted by the liver which flows into the small intestine, which is stored in the gallbladder. It helps to metab...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Malabsorption Syndrome: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary Ii On Malabsorption Syndrome
Malabsorption syndrome: A condition in which there is no proper digestion, absorption and assimilation of food in the gastro intestina...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hara: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Hara
Hara: The center of awareness, as well as the center of a person's gravity, energy, and activity; located just below the naval, in the...   » Read the article