gastric
/ˈɡastrɪk
/adjective
Of the stomach: a gastric ulcer gastric acid secretion...
- Peptic ulcer is the collective name for duodenal ulcers or gastric ulcers.
- John researched the pathogenesis of gastric and duodenal ulcer disease.
- Cigarette smoking strongly predisposes to both duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer.
Synonyms
stomach, intestinal, enteric, duodenal, coeliac, abdominal, ventral
technical gastrocolic
rare stomachic, stomachical
Origin
Mid 17th century: from modern Latin gastricus, from Greek gastēr, gastr- 'stomach'.