Disorders of muscular movement.

The lining of gastrointestinal tract organs that absorb nutrients and fluid, form a barrier, and produce mucus.

Medicines that protect the stomach lining from acid. Examples are sucralfate and misoprostol. (Brand names: Carafate, Cytotec, Mylanta, Maalox)

irritable bowel syndrome.

A clear liquid made by the intestines that coats and protects tissues in the gastrointestinal tract.

Abbreviation for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

The feeling of needing to throw up, or vomit.

Death of cells or tissues.

A condition in which part of the tissue in the intestines is destroyed. It occurs mainly in underweight newborns.

New and abnormal growth of tissue that may or may not be cancerous. Also called a tumor.