NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gastroptosis

In medicine, gastroptosis is the abnormal downward displacement of the stomach. It is not a life threatining condition. Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury. ... In anatomy, the stomach (in ancient Greek ÏƒÏ„ÏŒÎ¼Î±Ï‡Î¿Ï‚) is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract used to digest food. ...

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	The basic aim of HG-II therapy is to maintain the functional balance of the five main organs and six viscera by normalizing the Ki flow in the stomach meridian of the bodyfs 12 meridians.
	Gastroptosis also affects the esophagus, producing an unpleasant feeling in the chest area and oppressing the pharynx.
	In terms of western medicine digestion first takes place in the stomach, and in terms of the autonomic nervous system the stomach is the organ having the greatest influence on the patientfs mental factor.

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