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Glossary of Terms for Digestive Diseases
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- Colon : The large bowel
- Barium: A thick, white substance that X-rays cannot penetrate.
- Endoscopy (-ies): Looking inside your body with a long, thin viewing instrument. In an upper endoscopy (EGD), the tube goes down your throat, while in a lower endoscopy (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy), the tube goes up through the rectum. Endoscopies also allow your doctor to take tissue samples for a pathologist to examine.
- Gastroscopy : Looking inside your stomach with a long, thin viewing instrument. A gastroscopy also allows your doctor to take tissue samples for a pathologist to examine.
- Feces, fecal matter, stool: All terms for solid waste that passes with bowel movements.
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External Sources
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American College of Gastroenterology
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National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
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This article was reviewed and updated June 2007.
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