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gastritis

gastritis noun: inflammation of the lining of the stomach, characterised by nausea, loss of appetite, and upper abdominal discomfort or pain.

gastritis: inflammation of the lining of the stomach, characterised by nausea, loss of appetite, and upper...
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Noun

gastritis (usually uncountable, plural gastritides)

  1. (usually) Inflammation of the lining of the stomach, characterised by nausea, loss of appetite, and upper abdominal discomfort or pain.

gastritis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam

gastritis in Hindi

inflammation of the lining of the stomach
आमाशयार्ति āmāśyārti

gastritis in Tamil

இரைப்பை அழற்சி, இரைப்பயழற்சி, இரையகவழல்

gastritis in Bengali

inflammation of the lining of the stomach
গ্যাস্ট্রিক gêsṭrik

gastritis in Malayalam

inflammation of the lining of the stomach
ഉദരവീക്കം udaravīkkaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
gastritis in Odia
ପାକସ୍ଥଳୀ ପ୍ରଦାହ pākasthaḷi pradāha
gastritis in Nepali
अम्लपित्त amlapitta
gastritis in Tagalog
pamamaga ng sikmura, magansikmura
gastritis in Malay
radang perut, gastritis
gastritis in Indonesian
gastritis
gastritis in Persian
ورم معده
gastritis in Thai
โรคกระเพาะอาหาร rôhk grà-pór aa-hăan
gastritis in Vietnamese
viêm dạ dày
gastritis in Myanmar
ဘေးထိုးရင်ကျပ်နာ bhe:htui:rangkyapna

Forms of gastritis

pluralgastritides

Origin of gastritis

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: gastr- + -itis, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr).

Words formed from gastritis

Questions about gastritis

What does gastritis mean?
Gastritis means inflammation of the lining of the stomach, characterised by nausea, loss of appetite, and upper abdominal discomfort or pain.
What is gastritis in Hindi?
Gastritis in Hindi is आमाशयार्ति (āmāśyārti). See Gastritis meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is gastritis?
Gastritis is a noun.
What is the plural of gastritis?
The plural of gastritis is gastritides.

Words near gastritis in the dictionary

  1. gastrioceratid
  2. gastrioceratids
  3. gastrique
  4. gastriques
  5. gastritides
  6. gastritis
  7. gastro
  8. gastro-
  9. gastro-diplomacy
  10. gastro-oesophageal
  11. gastro-resistant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gastritis (page history and authors); gastritis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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