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Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases

Preferred term

Gastrointestinal Diseases  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Diseases in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Chronic or recurrent gastrointestinal disorders without an identifiable structural or biochemical explanation by the routine diagnostic tests. Functional gastrointestinal disorders are classified according to the presumed site of the disorder, such as IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, non-ulcer DYSPEPSIA, and non-cardiac CHEST PAIN.

Synonym(s)

  • Gastrointestinal Disorders

In other languages

  • French

  • Gastro-entéropathies
  • Gastroentéropathies
  • Maladies de l'estomac et des intestins
  • Maladies gastrointestinales

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FWLVPTCR-P

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