Glossary
Adenocarcinoma: Tumor of the glandular epithelial cells.Angiography or arteriography: An imaging technique used to visualize the lumen of blood vessels and organs of the body with special interest in the arteries, veins and heart chambers.
Autoimmune disease: A condition when the body’s immune system attacks and destroys healthy body tissue by mistake.
Carcinoid tumor: A slow growing neuroendocrine tumor, arising from the neuroendocrine cells.
Diverticulitis: Inflammation of small outpouchings of the inner layer of the mucosa, referred to as diverticula.
GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is the reflux of stomach contents which are acidic in nature into the esophagus.
ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), a procedure used to treat gallstones.
Gastritis: Inflammation of the stomach lining.
Helicobacter pylori: A gram negative, microaerophilic bacterium causing infection in the stomach leading to gastritis and peptic ulcers.
Intussusception: Telescoping of a section of the intestine into another.
Ischemia: A condition in which inadequate blood supply to the affected organ causes shortage of oxygen and glucose needed for cellular metabolism.
Lymphoma: Cancer that develops from the lymphocytes.
Malabsorption: Abnormal absorption of nutrients by the gastrointestinal tract from the food consumed.
Melena: Black tarry stools due to upper intestinal bleeding.
MRCP: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, a test for liver and pancreatic disease.
NSAIDs: Non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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PTCA: Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram, a test to study disease of bile ducts.
Perforation: It is a hole in an organ. Here in this article, it is related to complications of peptic ulcer disease causing perforations in the stomach or the duodenum.
Zollinger - Ellison syndrome: It is a gastrin secreting tumor of the pancreas arising from the islet of Langerhans. It increases acid production by the parietal cells in the stomach leading to ulceration in the stomach.
