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Digestive Terms

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  • Radiation Colitis

    • Damage to the colon from radiation therapy.

  • Radiation Enteritis

    • Damage to the small intestine from radiation therapy.

  • Radionuclide Scans

    • Tests to find GI bleeding. Radioactive material is injected to highlight organs on a special camera. Also called scintigraphy (sihn-TIHG-ruh-fee).

  • Rapid Gastric Emptying

    • See Dumping Syndrome.

  • Rectal Manometry

    • A test that uses a thin tube and balloon to measure pressure and movements of the rectal and anal sphincter muscles. Usually used to diagnose chronic constipation and fecal incontinence.

  • Rectal Prolapse

    • A condition in which the rectum slips so that it protrudes from the anus.

  • Rectum

    • The lower end of the large intestine, leading to the anus.

  • Reflux

    • A condition that occurs when gastric juices or small amounts of food from the stomach flow back into the esophagus and mouth. Also called regurgitation.

  • Reflux Esophagitis

    • Irritation of the esophagus because stomach contents flow back into the esophagus.

  • Regional Enteritis

    • See Crohn's Disease.

  • Regurgitation

    • See Reflux.

  • Retching

    • Dry vomiting.

  • Rotavirus

    • The most common cause of infectious diarrhea in the United States, especially in children under age 2.

  • Rupture

    • A break or tear in any organ or soft tissue.

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