gastrointestinal protein loss test

gastrointestinal /gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal/ (-in-tes´tĭ-n'l) pertaining to or communicating with the stomach and intestine.

gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal (g

n-t

-n

adj.

Abbr. GI Relating to the stomach and the intestines.

Gastrointestinal

The digestive organs and structures, including the stomach and intestines.

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gastrointestinal (GI)

[gas′trō·intes′tinəl]

Etymology: Gk, gaster + L, intestinum, intestine

pertaining to the organs of the GI tract, from mouth to anus.

gastrointestinal [gas″tro-in-tes´tĭ-nal]

pertaining to the stomach and intestine.

gastrointestinal protein loss test administration of a radioisotope-labeled protein intravenously to determine the loss of plasma proteins in the gastrointestinal tract.

gastrointestinal (gas·trō·in·tes·t

·n

l),

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.

gastrointestinal

adjective Referring to the stomach and intestine

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