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Digestive Terms

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  • Nausea

  • The feeling of wanting to throw up (vomit).

  • Necrosis

  • Dead tissue that surrounds healthy tissue in the body.

  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis

  • A condition in which part of the tissue in the intestines is destroyed. Occurs mainly in under-weight newborn babies. A temporary ileostomy may be necessary.

  • Neonatal Hepatitis

  • Irritation of the liver with no known cause. Occurs in newborn babies. Symptoms include jaundice and liver cell changes.

  • Neoplasm

  • New and abnormal growth of tissue that may or may not cause cancer. Also called tumor.

  • Nissen Fundoplication

  • An operation to sew the top of the stomach (fundus) around the esophagus. Used to stop stomach contents from flowing back into the esophagus (reflux) and to repair a hiatal hernia.

  • Nontropical Sprue

  • See Celiac Disease.

  • Nonulcer Dyspepsia

  • Constant pain or discomfort in the upper GI tract. Symptoms include burning, nausea, and bloating, but no ulcer. Possibly caused by muscle spasms.

  • Norwalk Virus

  • A virus that may cause GI infection and diarrhea. See also Gastroenteritis.

  • Nutcracker Syndrome

  • Abnormal muscle tightening in the esophagus.


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