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gastrointestinal /gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal/ (-in-tes´ti-n'l) pertaining to or communicating with the stomach and intestine.
Gastrointestinal The digestive organs and structures, including the stomach and intestines. gastrointestinal (gas·trō·in·tes·t  ·nl),adj of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines. gastrointestinal pertaining to the stomach and intestine. gastrointestinal foreign body see intestinal obstruction. gastrointestinal hormones hormones secreted by the gastrointestinal epithelium that affect the function of the tract itself and of its allied organs, e.g. gastrin, glucagon, enteroglucagon, somatostatin, secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozymin, motilin, gastric inhibitory polypeptide, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide. gastrointestinal series a radiological examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract using barium as the contrast medium for a series of x-ray films. Called also a barium meal. See barium study. gastrointestinal tract the stomach and intestines in continuity. See also digestive system. |
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The JMMS, which was led by the Japan-International Society for Gastrointestinal Motility, covered more than 1,000 patients in Japan. Their latest report verifies earlier findings that gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting occur when copper concentrations reach 4. The third form of the disease, gastrointestinal anthrax, has not received as much attention, and the research describing its manifestations is scarce. |
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