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Esophagus and Index of health articles

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Difference between Esophagus and Index of health articles

Esophagus vs. Index of health articles

The esophagus (American English) or oesophagus (British English), commonly known as the food pipe or gullet (gut), is an organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach. Health is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.

Similarities between Esophagus and Index of health articles

Esophagus and Index of health articles have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Digestion, Food, Food allergy, Gastrointestinal tract, Human body, Human digestive system, Medical imaging, Medication, Palliative care, X-ray.

Digestion

Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the watery blood plasma.

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Food

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism.

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Food allergy

A food allergy is an abnormal immune response to food.

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Gastrointestinal tract

The gastrointestinal tract (digestive tract, digestional tract, GI tract, GIT, gut, or alimentary canal) is an organ system within humans and other animals which takes in food, digests it to extract and absorb energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste as feces.

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Human body

The human body is the entire structure of a human being.

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Human digestive system

The human digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder).

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Medical imaging

Medical imaging is the technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology).

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Medication

A medication (also referred to as medicine, pharmaceutical drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

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Palliative care

Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical and nursing care for people with life-limiting illnesses.

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X-ray

X-rays make up X-radiation, a form of electromagnetic radiation.

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Esophagus and Index of health articles Comparison

Esophagus has 224 relations, while Index of health articles has 346. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 1.75% = 10 / (224 + 346).

References

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