Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines: the gastrointestinal tract.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to the stomach and intestines; gastro-enteric.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines; gastroenteric.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to the stomach and intestines
Examples
“Yogurt with active cultures may help certain gastrointestinal conditions, including:”
“I've been stricken with some kind of long-term gastrointestinal malady, which I know is not giardia, because the giardia medicine didn't work.”
“REICHMAN: Especially if you've had long-term gastrointestinal problems, you should be seeing a gastroenterologist.”
“He highlights the drug Imatinib, marketed by Novartis as Gleevec in the United States, which is approved to treat a certain type of chronic myeloid leukemia and another type of cancer called gastrointestinal stromal tumor.”
The Washington Post: Genetic research venture in Fairfax County loses funding and falls apart
“The tumor, which had invaded blood vessels and bucked the normal planes of tissue, was a rare kind of cancer called a gastrointestinal stromal tumor, or simply, a GIST.”
“Lactose intolerance can be defined as a gastrointestinal disturbance, but the two terms are not synonyms.”
“There is also a third form known of infection know as gastrointestinal anthrax.”
“Novo's approach uses a patented drug delivery system called gastrointestinal permeation enhancement technology (GIPET), which helps the gut absorb insulin.”
“Saturday afternoon, Margie and Gillam were supposed to go over to visit Carly and Truitt, but Carly had some kind of gastrointestinal bug and Patty warned them off.”
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