- gastro-enteritis
- noun inflammation of the stomach and intestines, typically resulting from bacterial toxins or viral infection and causing vomiting and diarrhoea.
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gastro-enteritis — ► NOUN ▪ inflammation of the stomach and intestines, typically resulting from bacterial toxins or viral infection and causing vomiting and diarrhoea … English terms dictionary
gastro-enteritis — see gastroenteritis … English dictionary
gastro-enteritis — n. Med. inflammation of the stomach and intestines … Useful english dictionary
gastro- — [ gastrəʊ] (also gastr before a vowel) combining form relating to the stomach: gastro enteritis. Origin from Gk gastēr, gastr stomach … English new terms dictionary
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gastroenteritis — 1820s, from GASTRO (Cf. gastro ) + ENTERITIS (Cf. enteritis) … Etymology dictionary
Gastroenteritis — ◆ Gas|tro|en|te|ri|tis 〈f.; , ti|den; Med.〉 Entzündung der Magen u. Darmschleimhaut ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge gas|tr... kann in Fremdwörtern auch gast|r... getrennt werden. * * * Gas|t|ro|en|te|ri|tis, die; , …itiden ↑ [Enteritis] (Med.): Entzündung… … Universal-Lexikon
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Gastroenteritis — Inflammation of the stomach and the intestines. Can cause nausea and vomiting and/or diarrhea. Gastroenteritis has numerous causes * * * Inflammation of the mucous membrane of both stomach and intestine. SYN: enterogastritis. [gastro + G. enteron … Medical dictionary
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