单词 | gastro |
释义 | gastro- in British English or often before a vowel gastr- combining form stomach gastroenteritis gastritis Word origin from Greek gastērstomach in British English (ˈstʌmək) noun 1. (in vertebrates) the enlarged muscular saclike part of the alimentary canal in which food is stored until it has been partially digested and rendered into chyme ▶ Related adjective: gastric 2. the corresponding digestive organ in invertebrates 3. the abdominal region 4. desire, appetite, or inclination I have no stomach for arguments 5. an archaic word for temper 6. an obsolete word for pride verb (tr; used mainly in negative constructions) 7. to tolerate; bear I can't stomach his bragging 8. to eat or digest he cannot stomach oysters gastro- in American English (ˈgæstroʊ; ˈgæstrə) 1. stomach gastroscope 2. stomach and gastrocolic Word origin < Gr gastēr, the stomach < *grastēr, lit., eater, gnawer < gran, to gnaw, devour < IE base *gras-, to devour > L gramen, grassDefinition of 'gastro-' |
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