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| Word |
Description |
| Gastric Emptying |
The process of the stomach emptying |
| Gastroenterologist |
A doctor who specializes in treating problems and diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, liver, and pancreas. |
| Gastroesophageal Reflux |
Regurgitation of the stomach contents into the esophagus. |
| Gavage-Fed |
Gavage feeding is a way to feed babies who are not able to suck or swallow enough for
good nutrition. Your baby may have a problem with his heart, esophagus (feeding canal),
or mouth-such as a cleft palate or with breathing or lungs; or he may not be able to suck
and/or swallow well. Most babies are able to eat normally after their medical problems
improve. it involves placing a feeding tube in the nose (nasal) through the oesophagus and into the stomach. |
| GORD (GastroOesophageal Reflux Disease) |
Chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the oesophagus. |