rapid gastric emptying

rapid gastric emptying
excessively rapid movement of partially digested food from the stomach into the jejunum; it occurs most often in patients who have had partial gastrectomy with gastrojejunostomy (see dumping syndrome, under syndrome). Called also gastric dumping.

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