gastroenteritis

Noun

Meaning

Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gastro intestinal flu stomach flu cellulitis Lassa fever proctitis stomach gastrointestinal abscess endoscopy bronchitis gastritis enteritis intestinal appendicitis
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Hypernyms

inflammatory disease

Hyponyms

collywobbles cholera morbus cholera infantum

Phrases with the word

bacterial gastroenteritis viral gastroenteritis amoebic gastroenteritis

Anagrams

enterogastritis

Examples

Acute diarrhea can also be caused by a bacteria (bacterial gastroenteritis) or parasitic disease. Source: Internet

Alberta Health Services has declared an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis at the Vegreville Community Daycare. Source: Internet

Bacterial diseases expert Professor James Paton has received $9.1 million for a five-year program to help combat pneumonia, meningitis and gastroenteritis and other infectious diseases, which account for more than 10 million deaths worldwide each year. Source: Internet

Robinson notes that irritation to the bowel or digestive system, for example, after an infection such as gastroenteritis or food poisoning, could also trigger the symptoms, while some researchers believe that IBS may be genetic. Source: Internet

Both adults and children can get viral gastroenteritis. Source: Internet

The parvo virus causes severe gastroenteritis, and it is one of the diseases we vaccinate for in the immunization series for puppies and at appropriate intervals in adult dogs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gastroenterectomy gastroenteric gastroenteritic gastroenteroanastomosis gastroenterocolitis gastroenterogram