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DeCS

Descriptor English:

Stomach

Descriptor Spanish:

Estómago

Descriptor Portuguese:

Estômago

Synonyms English:

Stomachs

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Definition English:

An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of the DUODENUM.

Indexing Annotation English:

/blood supply: gastric varix or varices = ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES & see note there; perforation = STOMACH /inj, not STOMACH RUPTURE; gastric secretion = GASTRIC JUICE /secret or GASTRIC MUCOSA /secret, not STOMACH /secret; stomach secretes GASTRIN; HYDROCHLORIC ACID, GASTRIC (see GASTRIC ACID); INTRINSIC FACTOR & PEPSINOGENS; /surg: consider also GASTRECTOMY; GASTROENTEROSTOMY & GASTROSTOMY; inflammation = GASTRITIS; Heidenhain pouch: index STOMACH /physiol; gastric hyperacidity: index under GASTRIC ACID /secret; mucosal prolapse = GASTRIC MUCOSA (IM) + STOMACH DISEASES (NIM) + PROLAPSE; many parts of STOMACH are available

Consider also terms at English:

GASTR-

Entry Combination - descr/qualif English:

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Record Number:

13657

Unique Identifier:

D013270

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