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Gastrointestinal Motility

Definition:
Notes:	not necessary to specify STOMACH or INTESTINES as coord; coord with specific intestine /physiol if pertinent (IM); GASTRIC EMPTYING is available
Also Called:	Intestinal Motility

Gastrointestinal Motility Categories.

	Gastric Emptying - The evacuation of food from the stomach into the duodenum.
	Peristalsis

Gastrointestinal Motility Definitions and Terms

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