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View synonyms for gastric

gastric

[ gas-trik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to the stomach.


gastric

/ ˈɡæstrɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, near, or involving the stomach

    gastric pains



gastric

/ găstrĭk /

  1. Relating to or involving the stomach.


gastric

  1. A descriptive term for things pertaining to the stomach .


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Other Words From

  • post·gastric adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gastric1

First recorded in 1650–60; gastr- + -ic

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Example Sentences

I have a finicky stomach and a horrible track record with gastric distress at ultra races, but I consumed 23 Spring Energy Gels during this race and did not get sick—or sick of them.

It is also suspected to cause several alarming symptoms, including gastric distress and even loss of hearing.

It can also cause several alarming symptoms, including hearing loss and gastric distress.

I think the present data are quite strong that as obesity becomes a greater problem in the United States, we’re seeing more of certain kinds of cancer, like breast cancer and gastric cancer and liver cancer.

Button batteries can also cause longer-lasting gastric damage if they’re not removed swiftly — within 12 hours, according to researchers.

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Proper use could lead to weight loss and reduction in gastric reflux.

That could be the difference between needing a gastric tube or not or needing a wheelchair or not.

But after surgery to put a gastric band in place, he reportedly shed almost 90 pounds, and today he looks in relatively good form.

In July, Governor Christie told ABC News that he would never consider gastric bypass because it was “too risky.”

Where gastric bypass surgery requires carving up the abdomen, lap band is done via a small incision through the belly button.

(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.

Except in gastric ulcer, the danger lies in the retching produced, and the tube can safely be used if the patient takes it easily.

It is secreted by the gastric glands, and is transformed into pepsin by the action of a free acid.

The presence of lactic acid is the most suggestive single symptom of gastric cancer.

Considerable numbers of pus-corpuscles have been found in some cases of gastric cancer.

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