Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or associated with the stomach.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the stomach or belly, in the broadest sense; enteric; ventral; abdominal.
  • Of or pertaining to any part or organ like or likened to a stomach or belly, as the foot of a mollusk, etc. Also gasteric.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach.
  • adjective (Physiol.) the conversion of the albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric juice.
  • adjective (Med.) a fever attended with prominent gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the stomach attended with fever.
  • adjective (Physiol.) a thin, watery fluid, with an acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.
  • adjective (Med.) a form of remittent fever with pronounced stomach symptoms.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of or relating to the stomach.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective relating to or involving the stomach

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gaster, "stomach")

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Examples

  • "Digital image processing of intracellular pH in gastric oxyntic and chief cells," Nature 325, 447 – 450 (1987).

    Roger Y. Tsien - Autobiography 2009

  • According to a study reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the high fiber content of whole grains slows down what is called gastric emptying, or the release of glucose into the bloodstream.

    Lange 2010 Jim Karas 2007

  • According to a study reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the high fiber content of whole grains slows down what is called gastric emptying, or the release of glucose into the bloodstream.

    Lange 2010 Jim Karas 2007

  • We visit the dentist to-day, we went to the nose and throat doctor yesterday, and to-morrow we go to the specialist in gastric disorders.

    A Cure for Doctors' Bills 1969

  • We visit the dentist to-day, we went to the nose and throat doctor yesterday, and to-morrow we go to the specialist in gastric disorders.

    A Cure for Doctors' Bills 1930

  • We visit the dentist to-day, we went to the nose and throat doctor yesterday, and to-morrow we go to the specialist in gastric disorders.

    A Cure for Doctors' Bills 1930

  • With sleeve gastrectomy, the stomach is reduced to about 15 per cent of its original size and in stomach stapling - which is often known as gastric banding - the band contains the size of the stomach and is adjustable.

    News round-up 2010

  • With sleeve gastrectomy, the stomach is reduced to about 15 per cent of its original size and in stomach stapling - which is often known as gastric banding - the band contains the size of the stomach and is adjustable.

    News round-up 2010

  • With sleeve gastrectomy, the stomach is reduced to about 15 per cent of its original size and in stomach stapling - which is often known as gastric banding - the band contains the size of the stomach and is adjustable.

    News round-up 2010

  • With sleeve gastrectomy, the stomach is reduced to about 15 per cent of its original size and in stomach stapling - which is often known as gastric banding - the band contains the size of the stomach and is adjustable.

    News round-up 2010

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