Category: E

A joining of the esophagus to the stomach.  

Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach and esophagus.  

A surgical opening between the esophagus and intestine following excision of the stomach. A surgical procedure involving the removal of a section of the esophagus and the subsequent attachment of the severed end to any segment of the small intestine.  

Inflammation of the gastric mucous membrane.  

The pattern of pubic hair growth. It is different in males and females.  

A stain derived from escalin. It is used to stain and identify defects or injury of the cornea.  

A type of E. coli that can cause diarrhea in infants and travelers to developing nations. Fluid loss and abdominal cramping may be severe. The diarrhea results from the ingestion of tainted food or water and is produced by a heat stable toxin (ST) or a heat labile toxin (LT).  

A type of E. coli that produces infantile diarrhea, especially in developing countries.  

A type of E. coli that invades and multiplies in the epithelial cells of the distal ileum and colon causing dysentery, principally in infants and children.  

The strain of E. coli that causes colitis with copious bloody diarrhea.