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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/, adjectiveWords nearby gastroenteritis
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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.
The condition "cholera morbus" is now referred to as "acute gastroenteritis."
Letters on the Cholera Morbus.|James GillkrestAn 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), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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