gastrointestinal

[gas-troh-in-tes-tuh-nl]

gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal

[gas-troh-in-tes-tuh-nl]
adjective Anatomy.
of, pertaining to, or affecting the stomach and intestines.

Origin:
1825–35; gastro- + intestinal
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Gastrointestinal is always a great word to know.
So is nerve root. Does it mean:
a glandular organ functioning in the secretion of bile and metabolic processes such as converting sugars located in the upper right abdominal cavity
a nerve fiber bundle that emerges from of the spinal cord and joins with another bundle to form each spinal nerve in the series of spinal nerves
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gastrointestinal (ˌɡæstrəʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl)
 
adj
of or relating to the stomach and intestinal tract

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gastrointestinal gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal (gās'trō-ĭn-těs'tə-nəl)
adj.

Abbr. GI Relating to the stomach and the intestines.

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