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gastric

[ gas-trik ]
/ ˈgæs trɪk /
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adjective

pertaining to the stomach.

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RELATED WORDS

stomachic, abdominal, intestinal, stomach, celiac, duodenal, enteric, gastrocolic, ventral

Nearby words

gastr-, gastradenitis, gastralgia, gastrectasis, gastrectomy, gastric, gastric analysis, gastric artery, gastric band, gastric bypass, gastric calculus

Origin of gastric

First recorded in 1650–60; gastr- + -ic
Related formspost·gas·tric, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for gastric

gastric

/ (ˈɡæstrɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, near, or involving the stomachgastric 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

Word Origin and History for gastric

gastric

adj.

1650s, with -ic + Greek gaster (genitive gastros) "stomach," by dissimilation from *graster, literally "eater, devourer," from gran "to gnaw, eat," from PIE root *gras- "to devour" (cf. Greek grastis "green fodder," Latin gramen "fodder, grass," Old English cærse "cress").

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for gastric

gastric

[ găs′trĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or associated with the stomach.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Science definitions for gastric

gastric

[ găs′trĭk ]

Relating to or involving the stomach.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Culture 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.