DICTIONARY

A disorder characterized by pain during or after coitus involving the labia, vagina or pelvis.

A menstrual disorder in females characterized by cramping and spasmodic pain that occurs regularly just before or during menstruation.

Impaired sense of taste.

Superficial excoriations (sores) of the duodenal lining that do not penetrate into the muscle layer as does an ulcer.

A genetic disorder characterized by consequence of having an extra chromosome 21 or 22 and and by the frequent occurrence of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer-type dementia of early onset.

An intestinal motility disorder characterized by alteration in stool formation that ranges from loose to watery and frequent quantity.

A small intestinal disorder characterized by excessively rapid movement of intestinal contents through the small intestine with excessive loss of fluid and electrolytes that leads rapidly to a life threatening hypokalemia (low potassium blood level).

Functional or organic changes resulting from diabetes affecting every organ of the GI tract.

A pancreatic disorder characterized by lack of insulin production.

Poor control of blood sugar characterized by frequent rise (hyperglycemia) and fall (hypoglycemia).

A psychiatric condition characterized by abnormal social relations and is more characteristic of the classical infantile-onset CD, probably caused by nutritional deficits and toxic effects of severe malabsorption.

An immunologically mediated systemic disease of the connective tissue characterized by inflammatory and degenerative changes in the muscles and in the skin.

A chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by intensely itchy, red skin eruptions appearing on the extensor surfaces of the elbows, knees, back, buttocks, or scalp associated with sensitivity of the small intestsine to gluten in the diet.

A mood disorder characterized by absence of cheerfulness, dejection, and loss of interest or pleasure in living.

Term comprises a variety of alterations in the dental enamel of the second or permanent teeth such as pitting, discoloration and missing enamel.