gastroenteritis

[ gas-troh-en-tuh-rahy-tis ]

/ ˌgæs troʊˌɛn təˈraɪ tɪs /

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noun Pathology.

inflammation of the stomach and intestines.

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Origin of gastroenteritis

First recorded in 1815–25; gastroenter(o)- + -itis

OTHER WORDS FROM gastroenteritis

gas·tro·en·ter·it·ic

[gas-troh-en-tuh-rit-ik], /ˌgæs troʊˌɛn təˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby gastroenteritis

gastrocoel, gastrocolic, gastrodermis, gastroduodenostomy, gastroenteric, gastroenteritis, gastroentero-, gastroenterology, gastroenterostomy, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastroesophageal sphincter

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How to use gastroenteritis in a sentence

The findings come in the wake of a health scare for the Queen, which saw her rushed to hospital with a bout of gastroenteritis.
Queen Approval Ratings Remain High|Tom Sykes|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The condition "cholera morbus" is now referred to as "acute gastroenteritis."
Letters on the Cholera Morbus.|James Gillkrest
An epidemic of infantile gastroenteritis in Queensland caused by Salmonella bovis-morbificans (Basenau).
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

British Dictionary definitions for gastroenteritis

gastroenteritis

/ (ˌɡæstrəʊˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Derived forms of gastroenteritis

gastroenteritic (ˌɡæstrəʊˌɛntəˈrɪtɪk), adjective

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