gastrocolic

[gas-troh-kol-ik]

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adjective Anatomy.

of, relating to, or involving the stomach and colon.

Origin of gastrocolic

First recorded in 1840–50; gastro- + colic

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Related Words for gastrocolic

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

British Dictionary definitions for gastrocolic

gastrocolic

adjective

of or relating to the stomach and colongastrocolic reflex

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gastrocolic in Medicine

gastrocolic

[găs′trō-kŏl′ĭk, -kō′lĭk]

adj.

Relating to the stomach and the colon.