Definition of Gastrocolic. Meaning of Gastrocolic. Synonyms of Gastrocolic

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Definition of Gastrocolic

Gastrocolic
Gastrocolic Gas`tro*col"ic, a. [Gastro- + colic.] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the stomach and the colon; as, the gastrocolic, or great, omentum.

Meaning of Gastrocolic from wikipedia

- The gastrocolic reflex or gastrocolic response is a physiological reflex that controls the motility, or peristalsis, of the gastrointestinal tract following...
- The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploon, or, especially in non-human animals, caul) is a large apron-like...
- The gastrocolic ligament is a portion of the greater omentum that stretches from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon. It forms...
- lesser curvature of the stomach and the liver. The greater omentum (or gastrocolic) hangs from the greater curvature of the stomach and loops down in front...
- Processes Peristalsis (Interstitial cell of Cajal Basal electrical rhythm) Gastrocolic reflex Digestion Enterocyte...
- such a way as to show what they connect typically. For example, the gastrocolic ligament connects the stomach and colon and the splenocolic ligament...
- extrinsic reflexes of the gastrointestinal tract, the other two being the gastrocolic reflex and the enterogastric reflex. The gastroileal reflex is stimulated...
- gastrointestinal tract, the other two being the gastroileal reflex and the gastrocolic reflex. The enterogastric reflex is stimulated by duodenal distension...
- matter. It also decreases colonic m**** movements and suppresses the gastrocolic reflex. Loperamide's circulation in the bloodstream is limited in two...
- Salivary gland fistula (K31.6) Fistula of stomach and duodenum (K31.6) Gastrocolic fistula (K31.6) Gastrojejunocolic fistula – after a Billroth II a fistula...