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gastroenteritis

/ˌɡæstɹəʊˌɛntəˈɹaɪtəs/

gastroenteritis noun: inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and small intestine; often caused by an infection.

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

gastroenteritis meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Malay

gastroenteritis in Tamil

இரப்பைக் குடலழற்சி, இரையக குடழல்

gastroenteritis in Kannada

ಜಠರ ವ್ರಣ, ಜಠರ ಮತ್ತು ಕರುಳುಗಳ ಉರಿಯೂತ

gastroenteritis in Malay

inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
radang perut dan usus, gastroenteritis

Synonyms of gastroenteritis

Forms of gastroenteritis

pluralgastroenterites
pluralgastroenteritides

Origin of gastroenteritis

From gastro- + enteritis.

Words formed from gastroenteritis

Words that rhyme with gastroenteritis

Questions about gastroenteritis

What does gastroenteritis mean?
Gastroenteritis means inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and small intestine; often caused by an infection.
What is gastroenteritis in Tamil?
Gastroenteritis in Tamil is இரப்பைக் குடலழற்சி, இரையக குடழல். See Gastroenteritis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gastroenteritis?
Gastroenteritis is a noun.
How do you pronounce gastroenteritis?
Gastroenteritis is pronounced /ˌɡæstɹəʊˌɛntəˈɹaɪtəs/.
What is the plural of gastroenteritis?
The plural of gastroenteritis is gastroenterites.

Words near gastroenteritis in the dictionary

  1. gastroenterectomy
  2. gastroenteric
  3. gastroenterites
  4. gastroenteritic
  5. gastroenteritides
  6. gastroenteritis
  7. gastroenteroanastomosis
  8. gastroenterocolitides
  9. gastroenterocolitis
  10. gastroenterogram
  11. gastroenterograms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gastroenteritis (page history and authors); gastroenteritis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gastroenteritis (Kannada 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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