enterogastritis


gastroenteritis

 [gas″tro-en″tĕ-ri´tis] inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestine. Psychologic causes may include fear, anger, and other forms of emotional upset. Allergic reactions to certain foods can cause the condition, as can irritation by excessive use of alcohol. Severe gastroenteritis, with such symptoms as headache, nausea, vomiting, weakness, diarrhea, and gas pains, may result from various infectious and contagious diseases, such as typhoid fever, influenza, and food poisoning.eosinophilic gastroenteritis a disorder, commonly associated with intolerance to specific foods, marked by infiltration of the mucosa of the small intestine and frequently the stomach by eosinophils, with edema but without vasculitis and by eosinophilia of the peripheral blood. Symptoms depend on the site and extent of the disorder.

gas·tro·en·ter·i·tis

(gas'trō-en-tĕr-ī'tis), Inflammation of the mucous membrane of both stomach and intestine. Synonym(s): enterogastritis [gastro- + G. enteron, intestine, + -itis, inflammation]

gas·tro·en·ter·i·tis

(gas'trō-en-tĕr-ī'tis) Inflammation of the mucous membrane of both stomach and intestine.
Synonym(s): enterogastritis. [gastro- + G. enteron, intestine, + -itis, inflammation]