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gastroesophageal

gastroesophageal adjective: of or relating to the stomach and to the esophagus.

Adjective

gastroesophageal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the stomach and to the esophagus.
    • Other children turn out to have medical problems and may be feeling discomfort when they eat — anything from gastroesophageal reflux to celiac disease to food allergy.2018 June 4, Perri Klass, M.D., “When New Means No: Picky Eating as a Normal Toddler Phase”, in The New York Times

Forms of gastroesophageal

alternative formgastro-œsophageal

Origin of gastroesophageal

From gastro- + esophageal.

Words formed from gastroesophageal

Questions about gastroesophageal

What does gastroesophageal mean?
Gastroesophageal means of or relating to the stomach and to the esophagus.
What part of speech is gastroesophageal?
Gastroesophageal is an adjective.

Words near gastroesophageal in the dictionary

  1. gastroenterostomy
  2. gastroenterotomies
  3. gastroenterotomy
  4. gastroepiploic
  5. gastroepithelium
  6. gastroesophageal
  7. gastroesophageal reflux
  8. gastroesopheal
  9. gastrofibroscopies
  10. gastrofibroscopy
  11. gastrofluoroscopies

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