Pathology
There are a number of diseases and conditions affecting the gastrointestinal system, including:
- Appendicitis
- Cancer
- Celiac Disease
- Cholera
- Colorectal cancer
- Diarrhoea
- Diverticulitis
- Enteric duplication cyst
- Gastroenteritis, also known as "stomach flu"; an inflammation of the stomach and intestines
- Giardiasis
- Inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis)
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Yellow Fever
Read more about this topic: Digestive System Diseases
Famous quotes containing the word pathology:
“It is often said that Poland is a country where there is anti-semitism and no Jews, which is pathology in its purest state.”
—Bronislaw Geremek (b. 1932)