gastric

Adjective

Meaning

Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the gastric artery.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stomachic stomachal alimentary stomach belly digestive abdominal ventral coronary gastrointestinal ventricular visceral excretory pyloric duodenal

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Antonyms

public international surface hand outside external

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Phrases with the word

gastric inhibitory peptide gastric inhibitory polypeptide gastric mucosa gastric hormones gastric varices infections of the gastric mucosa

Anagrams

gracist

Examples

gastric ulcer Source: Internet

After digestion, the Komodo dragon regurgitates a mass of horns, hair, and teeth known as the gastric pellet, which is covered in malodorous mucus. Source: Internet

A gastric rupture is when there is a sudden rupture of the stomach lining that can be fatal. Source: Internet

A total of 15 patients were evaluable for efficacy by investigator assessment, including 10 who were MET TKI-naïve: four with colorectal cancer (CRC), three with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and three with gastric or GE junction cancer (GC or GEJ). Source: Internet

For the more severe disorders, such as type 1 glycogen storage disease, this may be supplied in the form of cornstarch every few hours or by continuous gastric infusion. Source: Internet

Eighteenth century: * Italian Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729–99) was among early physicians to disregard Galen's theories, and in 1780 he gave experimental proof on the action of gastric juice on foodstuffs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gastrectomize gastrectomy gastreum gastric acid gastric acid problem gastric angle