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Marsupialization is the surgical technique of cutting a slit into an abscess or cyst and suturing the edges of the slit to form a continuous…

mucocele is any dilatation (typically pathologic) with accumulation of mucus

Hypersalivation or Increased salivation. Conditions In GERD, due to reflex salivary gland stimulation when acid enters the esophagus. Gastroparesis Rabies Pellagra Pregnancy Pancreatitis Serotonin syndrome…

oesophagus, gullet, food pipe fibromuscular tube, about 25 cm (10 in) long in adults, which travels behind the trachea and heart.

Rare systemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei.  Whipple disease interferes with digestion and absorption of foods. Common symptoms are severe weight loss with chronic intermittent diarrhea, colic-like…