a condition in which stomach contents move backward into the esophagus, i.e., heartburn.... ↪ Read more

An overflow of tears upon the cheeks due to a blockage or narrowing of the tear ducts. Excessive tearing.... ↪ Read more

Environmental Protection Agency. The agency of the federal government which licenses pesticides and herbicides.... ↪ Read more

Enzymes are special proteins produced by cells which cause chemical changes in other substances, but which are not themselves changed in the process. A substance that makes a chemical process faster. For example digestive enzymes break down food to hasten the process of digestion.... ↪ Read more

An inflammation of the intestines.... ↪ Read more

A method to feed an animal in which a tube is placed through the body wall into the intestine, and a nutritious liquid is forced through the tube into the intestine.... ↪ Read more

A long flexible instrument which can be passed into the body to view various structures through the use of fiber optics. A long, flexible lighted tube used to see inside structures.... ↪ Read more

Any degenerative disease of the brain. Causes include liver disease resulting in build up of toxic by products of metabolism, heavy metal (e.g., lead) poisoning, and loss of blood supply.... ↪ Read more

Vomiting. A synonym for vomiting.... ↪ Read more

Chemically, an element when dissolved in water, will cause the solution to transmit electricity. In medicine, certain elements in the blood which are critically important to life, including sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium and phosphorous.... ↪ Read more

A printout of an analysis of the electrical activity in the heart.... ↪ Read more

A condition in which the tissues of the body contain too much body fluid. The fluid accumulation may cause swelling in the affected area. The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the interstitial tissue spaces of the body. Edema fluid may accumulate in the subcutaneous tissues,... ↪ Read more