Category: C

A device attached to a flexible tube that is introduced into the gastrointestinal tract per os. It is designed so that a sample of tissue may be obtained from the mucosal surface with which it is in contact. The capsule is then removed and the tissue examined for evidence of pathological changes.  

A localized thickening of the membrane lining the ampullae of the semicircular canals; it is covered with neuroepithelium containing hair cells that are stimulated by movement of the head.  

The rapid onset of dehydration and metabolic disarray in fulminant celiac disease. Patients are treated with intravenous hydration, electrolytes, and parenteral nutrition.  

Producing or stimulating secretion.  

To bind or mold with applied pressure; to crease. This prompt is not enough for me to create an article. It appears to be a single sentence with no context or information to build upon. Please provide a more detailed prompt with a topic, subject, or question to answer.  

Division of the cricoid cartilage and upper trachea in closure of the glottis.  

An emergency surgical airway procedure involving an incision between the cricoid and thyroid cartilages in the midline of the anterior neck.  

Pain in the cricoid cartilage.  

Excision of the cricoid cartilage.  

Extending between the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.