Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Downward displacement of the stomach.
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- noun medicine An abnormal downward
displacement of thestomach
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Examples
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A gastroscope, 10 mm. X 70 cm., is useful for adults, especially in cases of gastroptosis.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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