English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
function — 1. The noun has a number of technical meanings in mathematics and information technology, and has acquired general meanings that caused Fowler (1926) to categorize it as a popularized technicality. As a noun, it is often used somewhat… … Modern English usage
Bowel management — is a medical approach to manage fecal incontinence or constipation. [Ramon S Lansang [http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/TOPIC230.HTM Bowel Management] eMedicine May 7, 2008] [Marc A Levitt [http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2963.htm Constipation and… … Wikipedia
Bowel & Cancer Research — (B CR) is a registered charity based in the United Kingdom. It is an organisation with three principle aims. The first is to improve survival rates for bowel cancer sufferers through research into the spread and behaviour of cancer in specific… … Wikipedia
bowel — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, small ▪ irritable ▪ irritable bowel syndrome VERB + BOWEL ▪ empty, evacuate … Collocations dictionary
Irritable bowel syndrome — This article is about a functional disorder. For bowel inflammation, see Inflammatory bowel disease. Irritable bowel syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 10 K58 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome — (SBBOS), or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), also termed bacterial overgrowth; is a disorder of excessive bacterial growth in the small intestine. Unlike the colon (or large bowel), which is rich with bacteria, the small bowel… … Wikipedia
inflammatory bowel disease — any intestinal inflammatory disease, esp. Crohn s disease and ulcerative colitis, of unknown cause. Abbr.: IBD * * * ▪ pathology chronic inflammation of the intestines (intestine) that results in impaired absorption of nutrients (nutrient). IBD… … Universalium
Ulcerative colitis — Classification and external resources Endoscopic image of a bowel section known as the sigmoid colon afflicted with ulcerative colitis. The internal surface of the colon is blotchy and broken in places … Wikipedia
Diarrhea — For other uses, see Diarrhea (disambiguation). Diarrhea An electron micrograph … Wikipedia
Intestine — In anatomy, the intestine is the segment of the alimentary canal extending from the stomach to the anus and, in humans and other mammals, consists of two segments, the small intestine and the large intestine. In humans, the small intestine is… … Wikipedia
