Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Combining form of gaster.

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

  • A combining form from the Gr. �, �, the stomach, or belly; as in gastrocolic, gastrocele, gastrotomy.

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

  • prefix Meaning stomach.
  • prefix Meaning cooking.

Etymologies

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It derives from the genitive of Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastēr, "stomach")

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