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gastricity

/ɡæˈstɹɪsɪti/

gastricity noun: a state of gastric disturbance.

Noun

gastricity (uncountable)

  1. (rare and probably obsolete) A state of gastric disturbance.
    • But sometimes the author saw with astonishment the bark overcome the gastricity.1796, Andrew Duncan, Annals of Medicine, volume I, page 69

Origin of gastricity

Formed as gastric + -ity in parallel with the French gastricité (formed as gastrique + -ité).

Questions about gastricity

What does gastricity mean?
Gastricity means a state of gastric disturbance.
What part of speech is gastricity?
Gastricity is a noun.
How do you pronounce gastricity?
Gastricity is pronounced /ɡæˈstɹɪsɪti/.

Words near gastricity in the dictionary

  1. gastric ulcer
  2. gastric ulcers
  3. gastrical
  4. gastrically
  5. gastricism
  6. gastricity
  7. gastrick
  8. gastricsin
  9. gastricsins
  10. gastrilegous
  11. gastriloquism

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