gastric

[ gas-trik ]
See synonyms for gastric on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. pertaining to the stomach.

Origin of gastric

1
First recorded in 1650–60; gastr- + -ic

Other words from gastric

  • post·gas·tric, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for gastric

gastric

/ (ˈɡæstrɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, near, or involving the stomach: gastric pains

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for gastric

gastric

[ găstrĭk ]


  1. Relating to or involving the stomach.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Cultural definitions for gastric

gastric

A descriptive term for things pertaining to the stomach.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.