Category: C

An infectious gastroenteritis caused by enterotoxin-producing strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholera and characterized by severe, watery diarrhea. A form of intestinal infection that results in frequent watery stools, cramping abdominal pain and eventual collapse from dehydration. A disease caused by a spirillum bacterium characterized by watery eyes, diarrhea, dehydration, and possible death. It is…

Presence of gall stones (calculi) in the gall bladder.  

A peptide hormone that plays a key role in facilitating digestion in the small intestine. Hormone that stimulates gall bladder and pancreatic secretion. A hormone released by cells at the top of the small intestine. It stimulates the gall bladder, making it contract and release bile. A hormone released from duodenal cells and which stimulates…

Inflammation of the gall bladder. In acute form, usually caused by a gallstone that cannot pass through the cystic duct, and characterized by upper right quadrant pain, vomiting, and flatulence. In the chronic form, pain is often felt after a fatty meal. Surgery is the usual treatment. Inflammation of the gallbladder. Cholecystitis is usually the…

Gall bladder.  

A form of vitamin D, also called vitamin D3.  

Is a medicinal agent which promotes the discharge of bile from the system. Substances which increase the flow of bile by stimulating evacuation of the gall-bladder. The great majority of these act only by increasing the activity of the digestive organs, and so producing a flow of bile already stored up in the gall-bladder. Substances…

Iron deficiency anemia characterized by greenish yellow colour. Yellowing of green tissue due to lack of chlorophyll, often associated with nutrient deficiencies or other stresses. In botany, reduced development or loss of chlorophyll. A type of severe anaemia due to iron deficiency, affecting mainly young girls. Old term for iron-deficiency anemia, especially in women. A…