gastro-comb. form
In many modern terms of Anatomy, Pathology, etc.
gastro-catarrhal adj. 
/ˌɡastrə(ʊ)kəˈtɑːrl̩/,
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)kəˈtɑːrəl/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)kəˈtɑːrəl//ˌɡastrə(ʊ)kəˈtɑːrl̩/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊkəˈtɑrəl/
connected with gastric catarrh./ˌɡæstroʊkəˈtɑrəl/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [adjective] > mucous discharge > catarrh
phlegmatica1398
rheumatic?a1425
catarrhal1651
gastro-catarrhal1833
1833 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. II. 337/1 One of the most frequent forms of disease in Dublin is that which may be termed the gastro-catarrhal fever.
gastrocele n.
Brit. /ˈɡastrəsiːl/
, /ˈɡastrəsiːl/U.S. /ˈɡæstrəˌsil/
[Greek κήλη tumour] (see quot.)./ˈɡæstrəˌsil/ΚΠ
1807 S. Cooper First Lines Pract. Surg. I. ii. xxxiv. 363 When a hernia contains the stomach,..it is sometimes named.., gastrocele.
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gastrocentrous adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrəs/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrəs/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˈsɛntrəs/
(see quot.)./ˌɡæstroʊˈsɛntrəs/ gastro-colic adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈkɒlɪk/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈkɒlɪk/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˈkɑlɪk/
[Greek κόλον the colon] pertaining to the stomach and to the colon. gastrocolic omentum n. a fatty, highly folded part of the omentum connecting the lower part of the stomach to the transverse colon./ˌɡæstroʊˈkɑlɪk/ΚΠ
1846 W. M. Buchanan Technol. Dict. Gastrocolic, an epithet for the great omentum, because it passes from the gaster or stomach to the arch of the colon.
gastro-colostomy n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)kəˈlɒstəmi/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)kəˈlɒstəmi/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊkəˈlɑstəmi/
(see quot.)./ˌɡæstroʊkəˈlɑstəmi/ΚΠ
1896 A. E. Maylard Surg. Alim. Canal 249 When the junction is with the ileum, it is strictly a gastro-ileostomy; and when with the colon, a gastro-colostomy.
gastrodiaphane n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪəfeɪn/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪəfeɪn/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˈdaɪəˌfeɪn/
[Greek διαϕανής translucent] an instrument for illuminating the inside of the stomach in order that its outline may be seen through the abdominal wall./ˌɡæstroʊˈdaɪəˌfeɪn/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > passing light through organ > instrument for illuminating inside
gastrodiaphane1892
1892 M. Manges tr. C. A. Ewald Dis. Stomach ii. 63 The use of the gastrodiaphane has been suggested by Einhorn. This instrument consists of a small electric light, which is introduced into the stomach; the contours of this organ are outlined by the light shining through the gastric wall and the abdominal parietes.
gastrodiaphany n. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)dʌɪˈafn̩i/,
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)dʌɪˈafəni/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)dʌɪˈafəni//ˌɡastrə(ʊ)dʌɪˈafn̩i/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊdaɪˈæfəni/
/ˌɡæstroʊdaɪˈæfəni/ΚΠ
1894 G. M. Gould Dict. Med. Gastrodiaphany, a method of exploration of the stomach by means of the gastrodiaphane.
1896 A. E. Maylard Treat. Surg. Alim. Canal 156 Gastrodiaphany..has received up to the present but a very limited trial.
1904 Nature 4 Aug. 316/2 This includes the ordinary clinical methods and the examination by the Röntgen rays and by so-called gastro-diaphany.
gastro-duodenal adj. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)dʒuːəˈdiːnl/, /ˌɡæstroʊd(j)uˈɑdn̩(ə)l/ pertaining to the stomach and to the duodenum.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)djuːəˈdiːnl/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)djuːəˈdiːnl//ˌɡastrə(ʊ)dʒuːəˈdiːnl/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌd(j)uəˈdin(ə)l/
, /ˌɡæstroʊˌd(j)uəˈdin(ə)l//ˌɡæstroʊd(j)uˈɑdn̩(ə)l/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > stomach or belly > [adjective]
wamedc1420
stomached?1529
stomachal1582
stomachical1601
gastric1656
stomachic1656
monogastric1814
ventricular1822
gasteral1828
perigastric1852
gastro-duodenal1854
gastrophrenic1854
opisthogastric1857
ventric1869
intragastric1900
oesophagogastric1954
nasogastric1958
tummied1975
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [adjective] > duodenum
duodenal1843
gastro-duodenal1854
1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Gastro-Duodenalis..gastro-duodenal.
1882 Quain's Elements Anat. (ed. 9) I. 436 The gastro-duodenal artery descends near the pylorus behind the first part of the duodenum.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 367 The jaundice was due..to gastro-duodenal catarrh.
gastro-duodenitis n. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)dʒuːədᵻˈnʌɪtᵻs/, /ˌɡæstroʊˌd(j)uədəˈnaɪdᵻs/ inflammation of the stomach and duodenum.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)djuːədᵻˈnʌɪtᵻs/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)djuːədᵻˈnʌɪtᵻs//ˌɡastrə(ʊ)dʒuːədᵻˈnʌɪtᵻs/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊd(j)uˌɑdnˈaɪdᵻs/
, /ˌɡæstroʊd(j)uˌɑdnˈaɪdᵻs//ˌɡæstroʊˌd(j)uədəˈnaɪdᵻs/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of stomach > [noun] > inflammation
gastritis1806
gastro-enteritis1825
gastro-duodenitis1834
flu1921
1834 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) II. 175 (note) Gastro-duodenitis may exist without jaundice.
gastro-duodenostomy n. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˌdʒuːədᵻˈnɒstəmi/, /ˌɡæstroʊˌd(j)uədəˈnɑstəmi/ the surgical creation of a passage between the stomach and the duodenum.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˌdjuːədᵻˈnɒstəmi/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˌdjuːədᵻˈnɒstəmi//ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˌdʒuːədᵻˈnɒstəmi/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊd(j)uˌɑdnˈɑstəmi/
, /ˌɡæstroʊd(j)uˌɑdnˈɑstəmi//ˌɡæstroʊˌd(j)uədəˈnɑstəmi/ΚΠ
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. I Gastroduodenostomy.
1903 Lancet 29 Aug. 591/2 We rapidly considered the relative advantage of pyloroplasty..and gastro-duodenostomy.
gastro-enteric adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɛnˈtɛrɪk/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɛnˈtɛrɪk/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊɛnˈtɛrɪk/
pertaining to the stomach and intestines./ˌɡæstroʊɛnˈtɛrɪk/ΚΠ
1833 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. II. 343/1 Gastro-enteric inflammation.
1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Gastrentericus..gastrenteric.
gastro-enteritis n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrʌɪtᵻs/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrʌɪtᵻs/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈraɪdᵻs/
inflammation of the stomach and intestines./ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈraɪdᵻs/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of stomach > [noun] > inflammation
gastritis1806
gastro-enteritis1825
gastro-duodenitis1834
flu1921
1825 J. M. Good Study Med. (ed. 2) II. 469 Gastro-enteritis..exists without any painful point, when [etc.].
gastro-enteritic adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrɪtɪk/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrɪtɪk/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈrɪdɪk/
/ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈrɪdɪk/ΚΠ
1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Gastrenteriticus..gastrenteritic.
1861 T. J. Graham Pract. Med. 629 We hear of..mucous, gastro-enteritic [fevers].
gastro-enterology n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrɒlədʒi/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrɒlədʒi/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈrɑlədʒi/
the branch of medicine dealing with the stomach and intestines and their pathology./ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈrɑlədʒi/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > branches dealing with specific parts
haematology1811
dermatology1813
cardiology1837
laryngology1842
pharyngology1842
glossology1844
haematics1854
urology1855
odontonosology1857
otiatrics1857
otiatry1857
trichology1860
trichopathy1860
urinology1860
psychoneurology1865
otology1874
rhinology1874
rhinolaryngology1888
sphygmology1890
otolaryngology1897
proctology1899
otorhinolaryngology1900
gastro-enterology1904
neuroendocrinology1922
urodynamics1954
pulmonology1955
psychoneuroendocrinology1970
1904 Appleton's Med. Dict. Gastroenterology, the pathology, etc., of the stomach and intestines.
1908 Practitioner Feb. 283 The student of gastro-enterology.
1952 F. A. Jones Mod. Trends Gastro-enterol. p. xiii In many countries, as in Great-Britain, gastro-enterology is not an established speciality..but remains within the sphere of general medicine and surgery.
gastro-enterological adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊˌɛntərəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/
, /ˌɡastrəʊˌɛntərəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)ərəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/
/ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)ərəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ΚΠ
1927 F. F. Imianitoff tr. J. Rachet Pract. Gastrosc. p. vi Gastro-enterological endoscopy.
gastro-enterologist n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrɒlədʒɪst/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrɒlədʒɪst/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈrɑlədʒəst/
/ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈrɑlədʒəst/ΚΠ
1935 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 2 Feb. 402/2 This dictum of the gastro-enterologists.
gastro-enterostomy n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrɒstəmi/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrɒstəmi/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈrɑstəmi/
[Greek ἔντερον intestine + στόμα mouth + -y suffix3] ‘the formation of a permanent mouth, or fistulous opening, connecting the duodenum and the stomach, when the pylorus is obstructed’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1885)./ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈrɑstəmi/ΚΠ
1886 Braithwaite's Med. Retrospect. XCII. 40 Duodenostomy, gastrostomy for the passage of a tube, and complete gastrectomy, should all be replaced by gastro-enterostomy.
1893 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Apr. 50/2 After gastro-enterostomy the contents of the stomach often pass into the..pyloric limb of the attached loop of intestine.
gastro-enterotomy n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrɒtəmi/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɛntəˈrɒtəmi/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈrɑdəmi/
‘the opening of the intestine through the abdominal walls’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1885)./ˌɡæstroʊˌɛn(t)əˈrɑdəmi/ΚΠ
1876 Clin. Soc. Trans. 9 109 Gastro-Enterotomy (artificial anus in the small intestine).
gastro-epiploic adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɛpᵻˈpləʊɪk/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɛpᵻˈpləʊɪk/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛpəˈploʊɪk/
pertaining to the stomach and to the epiploon./ˌɡæstroʊˌɛpəˈploʊɪk/ΚΠ
1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Vein Gastrepiploick vein.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 194/2 It [the hepatic artery] gives two..branches called the pyloric and the right gastro-epiploic.
gastro-gastrostomy n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɡaˈstrɒstəmi/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɡaˈstrɒstəmi/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊɡæˈstrɑstəmi/
(see quot. 1900)./ˌɡæstroʊɡæˈstrɑstəmi/ΚΠ
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 274/1 Gastrogastrostomy, the formation of an anastomosis between the pyloric and cardiac ends of the stomach, performed for hour-glass contraction of the stomach.
1902 C. Watson Encycl. Medica XI. 454 Gastro-anastomosis or Gastro-gastrostomy (Wölfler)..consists in making a free communication between the two compartments of an hour-glass stomach.
1921 J. Sherren Lect. Surg. Stomach & Duodenum iii. 35 If there is a double hour-glass stomach,..double gastrojejunostomy should be performed if this operation is indicated. Plastic operations on the stomach, such as gastro-gastrostomy, should not be done.
gastro-hepatic adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊhᵻˈpatɪk/
, /ˌɡastrəʊhᵻˈpatɪk/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊhəˈpædɪk/
pertaining to the stomach and to the liver. gastrohepatic omentum n. connecting the liver to the upper part of the stomach./ˌɡæstroʊhəˈpædɪk/ΚΠ
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 502/2 A defined margin terminates the gastro-hepatic omentum on the right side.
gastro-hysterotomy n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)hɪstəˈrɒtəmi/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)hɪstəˈrɒtəmi/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌhɪstəˈrɑdəmi/
the Cæsarean operation: see Caesarean adj. 2./ˌɡæstroʊˌhɪstəˈrɑdəmi/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations on sex organs > operations on female sex organs > obstetrical operations
Caesarean birth1661
hysterotomy1707
embryotomy1765
embryoctony1788
omphalotomy1828
cephalotomy1836
synchondrotomy1842
symphysiotomy1846
pelviotomy1847
version1853
gastro-hysterotomy1854
craniotomy1855
cranioclasm1860
pubiotomy1865
cephalotripsy1876
episiotomy1878
cleidotomy1901
Caesarean1923
Caesar1952
C-section1960
section1960
vacuum extraction1961
1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Gastro-hysterotomia..gastro-hysterotomy.
gastro-ileostomy n. /ˌɡastrəʊʌɪlɪˈɒstəmi/,
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɪlɪˈɒstəmi/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɪlɪˈɒstəmi//ˌɡastrəʊʌɪlɪˈɒstəmi/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌɪliˈɑstəmi/
the surgical creation of a passage between the stomach and the ileum./ˌɡæstroʊˌɪliˈɑstəmi/ΚΠ
1896 A. E. Maylard Treat. Surg. Alim. Canal 249 When the junction is with the ileum, it is strictly a gastro-ileostomy.
1957 H. A. Davis Princ. Surg. Physiol. xvii. 453 The unintentional performance of a gastro-ileostomy often results in the development of an ileal ulcer or an ileitis.
gastro-intestinal adj. /ˌɡastrəʊɪntɛˈstʌɪnl/,
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊɪnˈtɛstᵻnl/
, /ˌɡastrəʊɪnˈtɛstᵻnl//ˌɡastrəʊɪntɛˈstʌɪnl/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊᵻnˈtɛstən(ə)l/
= gastro-enteric adj./ˌɡæstroʊᵻnˈtɛstən(ə)l/ΚΠ
1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica 213 A lively irritation of the gastro-intestinal surface.
1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 485 Anything which causes gastro-intestinal disorder.
gastro-jejunal adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈdʒuːnl/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈdʒuːnl/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊdʒəˈdʒun(ə)l/
pertaining to or involving both the stomach and the jejunum./ˌɡæstroʊdʒəˈdʒun(ə)l/ΚΠ
1908 Practitioner Sept. 450 The original posterior gastro-jejunal opening had closed.
gastro-jejunostomy n. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˌdʒɪdʒᵿˈnɒstəmi/, /ˌɡæstroʊˌdʒɛdʒuˈnɑstəmi/ the surgical creation of a passage between the stomach and the jejunum.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˌdʒɪdʒuːˈnɒstəmi/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˌdʒɪdʒuːˈnɒstəmi//ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˌdʒɪdʒᵿˈnɒstəmi/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊdʒədʒuˈnɑstəmi/
, /ˌɡæstroʊdʒədʒuˈnɑstəmi//ˌɡæstroʊˌdʒɛdʒuˈnɑstəmi/ΚΠ
1891 Lancet 2 May 988/2 The growth having much increased and the stomach being greatly dilated, gastro-jejunostomy was performed.
1921Gastrojejunostomy [see gastro-gastrostomy n.]. gastro-œsophageal adj. /ˌɡastrəʊiːsɒfəˈdʒiːəl/,
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊᵻsɒfəˈdʒiːəl/
, /ˌɡastrəʊᵻsɒfəˈdʒiːəl//ˌɡastrəʊiːsɒfəˈdʒiːəl/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊəˌsɑfəˈdʒiəl/
pertaining to or involving both the stomach and the œsophagus./ˌɡæstroʊəˌsɑfəˈdʒiəl/ΚΠ
1889 Cent. Dict. Gastro-esophageal.
1962 Lancet 1 Dec. 1178/2 He has made a particular study of gastroœsophageal disorders in children.
gastropexy n.
Brit. /ˈɡastrə(ʊ)pɛksi/
, /ˈɡastrə(ʊ)pɛksi/U.S. /ˈɡæstrəˌpɛksi/
[see -pexy comb. form] an operation for restoring a prolapsed stomach to its proper position by suturing it to the abdominal wall./ˈɡæstrəˌpɛksi/ΚΠ
1896 A. E. Maylard Treat. Surg. Alim. Canal 225 An operation termed gastropexy has been performed by Duret for certain cases of displacement and dilatation.
1908 Practitioner Sept. 440 For ptosis and atony of the stomach, gastro-enterostomy is preferable to gastropexy or gastroplication alone.
gastrophrenic adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈfrɛnɪk/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈfrɛnɪk/U.S. /ˌɡæstrəˈfrɛnɪk/
pertaining to the stomach and to the diaphragm./ˌɡæstrəˈfrɛnɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > internal organs > diaphragm > [adjective]
diaphragmatic1656
phrenic1685
frenetic1704
gastrophrenic1854
diaphragmal1890
cardiodiaphragmatic1907
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > stomach or belly > [adjective]
wamedc1420
stomached?1529
stomachal1582
stomachical1601
gastric1656
stomachic1656
monogastric1814
ventricular1822
gasteral1828
perigastric1852
gastro-duodenal1854
gastrophrenic1854
opisthogastric1857
ventric1869
intragastric1900
oesophagogastric1954
nasogastric1958
tummied1975
1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Gastro-phrenicus..gastro-phrenic.
1882 Quain's Elements Anat. (ed. 9) II. 727 A small duplicature to the left of the œsophagus, named the gastro-phrenic ligament.
gastroplication n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)plᵻˈkeɪʃn/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)plᵻˈkeɪʃn/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊpləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
[Latin plicāre to fold] an operation for reducing the capacity of the stomach by sewing together folds made in the stomach wall./ˌɡæstroʊpləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ΚΠ
1896 A. E. Maylard Treat. Surg. Alim. Canal 248 Brandt also records a successful case [sc. of gastrorrhaphy] under the title of gastroplication.
1903 tr. F. Riegel Dis. Stomach i. 284 The operation of Bircher consists in reducing the capacity of the stomach by constructing folds in the stomach-wall and sewing these reduplications together (gastroplication).
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gastro-pneumonic adj. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)njᵿˈmɒnɪk/,
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)njuːˈmɒnɪk/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)njuːˈmɒnɪk//ˌɡastrə(ʊ)njᵿˈmɒnɪk/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊn(j)uˈmɑnɪk/
pertaining to the stomach and to the lungs./ˌɡæstroʊn(j)uˈmɑnɪk/ gastroptosis n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrɒpˈtəʊsɪs/
, /ˌɡastrɒpˈtəʊsɪs/U.S. /ˌɡæstrɑpˈtoʊsəs/
[ptosis n.] a downward displacement of the stomach./ˌɡæstrɑpˈtoʊsəs/ΚΠ
1900 C. Watson Encycl. Medica V. 207 In dilatation and gastroptosis the location of the pain approaches nearer to the umbilicus.
1909 W. Osler & T. McCrae Syst. Med. V. 608 Gastroptosis, although one of the less frequently recognized of the visceral ptoses, is one of the most important as regards symptomatology.
1927 S. Wyard Handbk. Dis. Stomach vii. 170 Gastroptosis..occurs as an isolated phenomenon or in association with a downward displacement of certain of the other viscera as well, e.g. intestines, kidneys, etc.
gastro-pulmonary adj. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈpʊlmən(ə)ri/,
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈpʌlmən(ə)ri/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈpʌlmən(ə)ri//ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈpʊlmən(ə)ri/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˈpəlməˌnɛri/
/ˌɡæstroʊˈpəlməˌnɛri/ΚΠ
1839 W. E. Horner & J. Pancoast Wistar's Syst. Anat. for Students (ed. 7) II. 62 The mucous membranes..may be reduced to two great divisions, namely the gastro-pulmonary and the genito-urinary.
gastro-pulmonic adj. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)pʊlˈmɒnɪk/,
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)pʌlˈmɒnɪk/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)pʌlˈmɒnɪk//ˌɡastrə(ʊ)pʊlˈmɒnɪk/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊpəlˈmɑnɪk/
= gastro-pulmonary adj./ˌɡæstroʊpəlˈmɑnɪk/ΚΠ
1854 J. S. Bushnan in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature II. 54 The first..is termed the gastro-pulmonic membrane.
gastrorrhagia n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrəˈreɪdʒ(ɪ)ə/
, /ˌɡastrəˈreɪdʒ(ɪ)ə/U.S. /ˌɡæstrəˈreɪdʒ(i)ə/
(see quot.)./ˌɡæstrəˈreɪdʒ(i)ə/ΚΠ
1906 H. J. Paterson Gastric Surg. 53 Gastrorrhagia, or gastric hæmorrhage.
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gastro-splenic adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈsplɛnɪk/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈsplɛnɪk/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˈsplɛnɪk/
pertaining to the stomach and to the spleen./ˌɡæstroʊˈsplɛnɪk/ gastrosplenic omentum n.
Brit. /ɡastrə(ʊ)ˌsplɛnɪk əʊˈmɛntəm/
, /ɡastrə(ʊ)ˌsplɛnɪk əʊˈmɛntəm/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˌsplɛnɪk oʊˈmɛn(t)əm/
connecting the cardiac end of the stomach with the spleen./ˌɡæstroʊˌsplɛnɪk oʊˈmɛn(t)əm/ΚΠ
1844 R. D. Hoblyn Dict. Terms Med. & Collateral Sci. (ed. 2) Gastro-splenic omenta..the laminæ of the peritoneum, which are comprised between the spleen and the stomach.
gastrostaxis n.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈstaksɪs/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈstaksɪs/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˈstæksəs/
[Greek στάξις a dripping] oozing of blood through the mucous membrane of the stomach./ˌɡæstroʊˈstæksəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [noun] > bleeding or flow of blood > intravasation or extravasation
bloodshot1611
diapedesis1625
intravasation1674
extravasation1676
apoplexy1853
transmigration1890
gastrostaxis1906
insudation1966
1906 W. H. White in Lancet 3 Nov. 1190/1 Sir Cooper Perry kindly suggested to me that the disease might be called gastrostaxis.
1929 A. F. Hurst & M. J. Stewart Gastric & Duodenal Ulcer iii. iii. 82 Many cases of so-called ‘gastrostaxis’, i.e. gastric hæmorrhage without easily recognizable lesion, are due to bleeding from innumerable microscopic lesions.
1960 F. A. Jones & J. W. P. Gummer Clin. Gastroenterol. xiii. 395 Patients with small acute ulcers, diffuse erosive gastritis, and also gastrostaxis with diffuse mucosal bleeding.
gastro-vascular adj.
Brit. /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈvaskᵿlə/
, /ˌɡastrə(ʊ)ˈvaskᵿlə/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊˈvæskjələr/
pertaining jointly to the abdominal cavity and to a vessel./ˌɡæstroʊˈvæskjələr/ΚΠ
1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates 47 The Cydippe densa..lodges in its gastro-vascular apparatus larvæ of annelids.
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gastro-oesophageal reflux disease n. /ˌɡastrəʊiːsɒfədʒiːəl ˈriːflʌks dᵻˌziːz/,
Brit. /ˌɡastrəʊᵻsɒfədʒiːəl ˈriːflʌks dᵻˌziːz/
, /ˌɡastrəʊᵻsɒfədʒiːəl ˈriːflʌks dᵻˌziːz//ˌɡastrəʊiːsɒfədʒiːəl ˈriːflʌks dᵻˌziːz/U.S. /ˌɡæstroʊəˌsɑfəˌdʒiəl ˈriˌfləks dəˌziz/
(also gastroesophageal reflux disease) inflammation, ulceration, or other pathological changes resulting from reflux of the acidic contents of the stomach into the oesophagus; cf. reflux oesophagitis n. at reflux n. Compounds 2./ˌɡæstroʊəˌsɑfəˌdʒiəl ˈriˌfləks dəˌziz/ΚΠ
1975 Excerpta Medica: Gastroenterol. 8 128/1 Most of the atypically localized ulcers are found with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
1993 Brit. Jrnl. Surg. 80 46/1 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is the most common oesophageal disorder.
2007 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. 23 Jan. a5/2 Prepulsid is a ‘prokinetic’ or motility agent that was often prescribed by physicians to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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