Category: G

A genus of intestinal flukes endemic to India and Southeast Asia.  

Dialysis (i.e., washing out) of the stomach to clear both the stomach and the blood of toxic materials secreted into the stomach.  

An incision through the abdominal wall into the upper part of the vagina.  

Downward prolapse of the stomach and colon.  

Inflammation of the stomach and colon.  

A polypeptide hormone secreted by the duodenum and jejunum that inhibits motility and the secretion of gastric hydrochloric acid and pepsin and that stimulates insulin secretion.  

The excision of a gasserian (trigeminal) ganglion.  

Estimation of the amount of gas in a mixture.  

A product of the destructive distillation of petroleum. Commercial gasoline may contain toxic additives.  

The state in which the individual experiences a deficit in oxygenation and/or carbon dioxide elimination at the alveolar-capillary membrane, often producing subjective fatigue or anxiety.