Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Chronic or acute inflammation of the stomach, especially of the mucous membrane of the stomach.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In pathology, inflammation of the stomach.
Wiktionary
- n. pathology Inflammation of the lining of the stomach, characterised by nausea, loss of appetite, and upper abdominal discomfort or pain.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Med.) Inflammation of the stomach, esp. of its mucuos membrane.
WordNet 3.0
- n. inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastēr, "belly") + -itis ("inflammation"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Warren for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.”
“for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease”
“She told me that the stomach biopsy showed mild chronic gastritis, which is neither a surprise nor especially alarming.”
“Itis: when used in a word, means inflammation for example, gastritis occurs when the stomach lining is inflamed; not used to describe inflammatory people.”
“In addition, in Costa Rican isolates only, babA2 was significantly associated with atrophic gastritis, which is considered to be a gastric premalignant lesion.”
“It's one of the most helpful natural products for relieving the symptoms of gastritis, which is the technical name for stomach inflammation.”
“Gastrointestinal Disorders Usual dosage level: 3 oz. immediately before meals The Mongolian Institute of Traditional Medicine reported that goji has been used in the treatment of atrophic gastritis, which is defined as weakened digestion due to reduced stomach activity.”
“Overeating also subjects you to gastritis, which is inflammation of the stomach lining induced by the presence of excessive or improper food.”
“The non-aging-related causes of death included monkeys who died while taking blood samples under anesthesia, from injuries or from infections, such as gastritis and endometriosis.”
“If you don't eat enough to keep your body going you can experience loss of focus, dizziness, loss of strength and more advanced health problems such as gastritis and stomach ulcer.”
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