A syndrome caused by a disorder in iron metabolism due to excess iron getting into the body where it is deposited in the tissues causing skin pigmentation, and increases the likelihood of getting hepatic cancer or liver cirrhosis.
Cachexia
A state of chronic malnutrition and physical wasting.
Endoscopy
Visual examination, of the ventral body cavity or the interior of a tubular visceral organ, with a flexible tubelike device which contains a lens and a light device (i.e. endoscope).
Casein
The primary protein found in milk.
Aphagia
Inability to swallow.
Pica
Craving and eating substances not normally considered nutrients (e.g. clay).
Polyphagia
Excessive eating.
Pyloric Stenosis
Congenital abnormality in which the pyloric sphincter is abnormally constricted, which causes projectile vomiting when the child begins taking solid food. Corrected with surgery.
