Category: G

Inflammation of the mucosal lining of the stomach; may result from infection or excessive alcohol consumption. Atrophic gastritis is the progressive loss of gastric secretion with increasing age. Inflammation of the stomach lining, with either congested and boggy membranes or inflamed membranes. It may be caused by bacteria and yeast, or chemical irritation like alcohol,…

Refers to the speed at which food and drink leave the stomach. The rate of gastric (stomach) emptying after consumption of foods and beverages has potentially important influences with regard to athletic performance. Dietary (or nondietary) factors that slow the rate of gastric emptying can limit fuel availability for exercise, thus adversely impacting performance. Many…

Pertaining to or affecting the stomach. Having to do with the stomach. Pertains to the stomach, gastric digestion.  

Pain in the stomach or abdominal region. It is caused by excess of acid, or an accumulation of gas, in the stomach.  

Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, aliver enzyme.  

Measures the total phenol content in terms of the standard Gallic acid by the Folin-Ciocalteau assay.  

A small, pear-shaped muscular sac, located under the right lobe of the liver, in which bile secreted by the liver is stored until needed by the body for digestion. Also called cholecyst, cholecystis. A sac situated underneath the liver, in which bile produced by the liver is stored. A pear-shaped sac (7-10 cm long), lying…

Increasing the flow of milk; milk-producing.    

Inflammation of the milk ducts.  

A substance that promotes the flow of milk. A substance used to increase milk production. An agent that induces or increases the secretion of milk. A substance that stimulates milk secretion. An agent that stimulates the secretion of milk or increases milk flow.