gastro- or often before a vowel gastr- /gas-tr(ō)-/

Denoting (of or like) the stomach or belly

gastralˈgia noun (Gr algos pain; medicine)

Pain in the stomach

gastrecˈtomy noun

(Gr ek out, and tomē cutting) surgical removal of the stomach, or part of it

gastrocnemius /gas-trok-nēˈmi-əs/ noun (pl gastrocneˈmiī)

(Gr knēmē lower leg) the muscle that bulges the calf of the leg

gastroenterˈic adjective

Gastrointestinal

gastroenterīˈtis noun (medicine)

Inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines

gastroenterolˈogist noun

gastroenterolˈogy noun (medicine)

The study of the stomach and intestines

gastrointestˈinal (or /-īnˈl/) adjective

Of, relating to, or consisting of, the stomach and intestines

gastrolˈoger noun

gastrologˈical adjective

gastrolˈogy noun

Cookery, good eating

gastromancy /gasˈtrō-man-si/ noun

1. (Gr manteiā soothsaying) divination by sounds from the belly, ie ventriloquism
2. Divination by large-bellied glasses

gastronome /gasˈtrə-nōm/ or gastronomer /-tronˈə-mər/ noun

(Gr nomos law) a lover and connoisseur of good food and wines, an epicure

gastronomic /-nomˈik/ or gastronomˈical adjective

gastronˈomist noun

gastronˈomy noun

1. The art or science of good eating
2. (also gastronomˈics) the style of cooking typical of a country or region

gastroparēˈsis noun

A disorder, often associated with diabetes, in which paralysis of the stomach muscles delays the passage of food through the stomach

gasˈtropod or gasˈteropod noun (Gr pous, podos foot; zoology)

Any of the Gastropˈoda or Gasteropˈoda, a class of asymmetrical molluscs, including the limpets, whelks, snails and slugs, in which the foot is broad and flat, and the shell, if any, in one piece and conical

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