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gastroschisis

US/ɡæˈstrɑs.kə.səs/

gastroschisis noun: a defect of the abdominal wall through which the viscera protrude.

Noun

gastroschisis (countable and uncountable, plural gastroschises)

  1. A defect of the abdominal wall through which the viscera protrude.

Forms of gastroschisis

pluralgastroschises

Origin of gastroschisis

From gastro- + schisis.

Questions about gastroschisis

What does gastroschisis mean?
Gastroschisis means a defect of the abdominal wall through which the viscera protrude.
What part of speech is gastroschisis?
Gastroschisis is a noun.
How do you pronounce gastroschisis?
Gastroschisis is pronounced /ɡæˈstrɑs.kə.səs/ (US).
What is the plural of gastroschisis?
The plural of gastroschisis is gastroschises.

Words near gastroschisis in the dictionary

  1. gastrorrhaphy
  2. gastrorrhea
  3. gastrorrhoea
  4. gastrorrhœa
  5. gastroschises
  6. gastroschisis
  7. gastroscintigraphy
  8. gastroscope
  9. gastroscopes
  10. gastroscopic
  11. gastroscopies

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