| intestinal bypass | surgical operation that shortens the small intestine, used in treating obesity |
| intestinal flora | harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning |
| virus | (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts, many are pathogenic, a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein |
| parainfluenza virus | a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis), most often in children |
| Junin virus | the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever, carried by rats and mice |
| Lassa virus | the RNA virus that causes Lassa fever |
| lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus | the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis, infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings |
| Machupo virus | the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, carried by rats and mice |
| Ebola virus | a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever, carried by animals, can be used as a bioweapon |
| Marburg virus | a filovirus that causes Marburg disease, carried by animals, can be used as a bioweapon |
West Nile virus
West Nile encephalitis virus | the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis |
| myxoma virus | a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus, causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans |
variola virus
smallpox virus | the virus that causes smallpox in humans, can be used as a bioweapon |
variola major
variola major virus | a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to percent |
variola minor
variola minor virus | a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about percent |
tobacco mosaic virus
TMV | the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic, it was the first virus discovered () |
| plant virus | a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA |
| animal virus | an animal pathogen that is a virus |
human Tell leukemia virus-
HTLV- | retrovirus causing Tell leukemia |
human immunodeficiency virus
HIV | the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), it replicates in and kills the helper T cells |
| respiratory syncytial virus | a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children) |
| hepatitis A virus | the virus causing hepatitis A |
coxsackievirus
Coxsackie virus | enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis |
herpes
herpes virus | any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin |
herpes simplex
herpes simplex virus | a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system |
herpes zoster
herpes zoster virus | a herpes virus that causes shingles |
herpes varicella zoster
herpes varicella zoster virus | a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles |
Epstein-Barr virus
EBV | the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis, associated with specific cancers in Africa and China |
| varicella zoster virus | the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox |
| human papilloma virus | any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors |
polyoma
polyoma virus | a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice |
| slow virus | a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear, kuru is caused by a slow virus |
| onion yellow-dwarf virus | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants |
| potato yellow-dwarf virus | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants |
| tumor virus | a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm |
wound tumor virus
WTV | a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers |
ileal artery
intestinal artery
arteria ileum | branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum |
jejunal artery
intestinal artery | an artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum |
| intestinal juice | secretions by glands lining the walls of the intestines |
intestine
bowel
gut | the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus |
| anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
virus
computer virus | a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer, a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance |
bowel movement
movement
bm | a euphemism for defecation, he had a bowel movement |
| virus | a harmful or corrupting agency, bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread, the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone |
gastroenteritis
stomach flu
intestinal flu | inflammation of the stomach and intestines, can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis |
viral infection
virus infection | infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans |
irritable bowel syndrome
spastic colon
mucous colitis | recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation), often associated with emotional stress |
colic
intestinal colic
gripes
griping | acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) |
colitis
inflammatory bowel disease | inflammation of the colon |
intestinal obstruction
ileus | blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel |