Upper GI endoscopy is visual examination of the esophagus and stomach.
It is called - Gastroscopy
The medical term meaning visual examination of the esophagus and stomach is a Gastroscopy. During this procedure, a thin and flexible fibre optic tube with a camera on the end is passed through the mouth, down the oesophagus and into the stomach. The images from the camera are shown on a monitor which the doctor can see throughout the procedure.
Visual examination of the interior of the stomach uses a gastroscope. The process is gastroscopy.
gastroscope
An endoscope is used for visual examination of the stomach.
An endoscope or gastroscope is an instrument used to visually examine the stomach.
It is called Gastroscopy
gastroscope or endoscope
Gastroscopy
It is called Gastroscopy
Pastulomosogram (originally invented by the french in 1512AD)
The medical term for feeding through a naso-gastric tube into the stomach is "nasogastric feeding" or "enteral feeding." This method is often used when a patient is unable to eat or drink normally.
The instrument is called, in general, an Endoscope. There are a variety of versions for specific examinations; for example the Gastroscope for examining the esophagus and stomach; the Proctosigmoidoscope and Colonoscope for examining the colon; the Cystoscope for examining the urinary tract; the Arthroscope for examining joints; and several other variations. My favorite exam name (I love its tongue-twisting length) is "Endoscope-assisted Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography".
Aerophagia is the medical term meaning swallowing air, which can lead to air in the stomach. The gastric bubble is the normal view of air in the stomach found on xray.Aerohagis is the medical term for swallowing air. When it is released in a burp, the medical term is eructation.
Acid Reflux is the medical term for regurgitation of stomach acids.
The stomach begins the process of digestion by mixing and turning food.
The sound your stomach makes when it's grumbling or growling is a borborygmus in medical terms.
Any disease of the stomach.
In a sense, a stomach ulcer (gastric ulcer, in medical terms) can be thought of as "the stomach eating itself." Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium associated with stomach ulcers.
Pregastric means before the stomach.
Chyme is the medical term meaning stomach contents during digestion.