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Characterized by the rapid rate of gastric emptying into the intestine after ingestion of food and frequently resulting in diarrhea, nausea, and weakness. Group of symptoms, including nausea, dizziness, sweating, and faintness, occurring after a meal, particularly a meal rich in carbohydrates, in patients who have had stomach surgery; it is due to a too-rapid…

Similar to DEXA but uses photons at two different energy levels to determine bone mineral content.  

A procedure based on X-rays that measures bone mineralization. Also known as dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA and DEXA).  

Drugs that interfere with the action of particular nutrients. In this circumstance, the drug becomes an antinutrient.  

A drug that is an a-blocker and serves as an antihypertensive medication.  

Base sequences in either DNA or RNA that proceed further in the direction of expression. In descriptions of genetic material, codons or base pairs that are on the 3’ side of a specific gene.  

Cyclical changes in one or more features of the body over a 24-hour period.  

A covalent bond containing two sulfur molecules.  

A ethanolamine derivative that serves as an antihistamine. It also is an antiemetic, an antivertigo agent, an antitussive, a sedative-hypnotic, and a dyskinetic.  

An antidiarrheal drug.