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gastro

gastro is the clipping of gastroenteritis.

Meaning of gastroenteritis

Noun

gastroenteritis (countable and uncountable, plural gastroenterites or gastroenteritides)

  1. Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and small intestine; often caused by an infection.
    Synonyms:
    gastro

Questions about gastro

What is gastro the clipping of?
Gastro is the clipping of gastroenteritis.

Words near gastro in the dictionary

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

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