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What it means
Describes things in or of the stomach: gastric acid, gastric juice, a gastric ulcer, gastric emptying and gastric bypass surgery. A gastric tube goes into the stomach.
At a glance
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Related terms
gastrointestinal
Having to do with the stomach and intestines, or with the whole digestive tract from the mouth to the anus.
nasogastric tube
A thin, flexible tube passed through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach.
ulcer
An open sore where the skin or the lining of an organ has broken down.
gastr/o
A word part that means stomach.