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gastrospasm

gastrospasm noun: spasmodic contraction of the gastric walls.

Noun

gastrospasm (plural gastrospasms)

  1. Spasmodic contraction of the gastric walls.

Forms of gastrospasm

pluralgastrospasms

Origin of gastrospasm

From gastro- + spasm.

Questions about gastrospasm

What does gastrospasm mean?
Gastrospasm means spasmodic contraction of the gastric walls.
What part of speech is gastrospasm?
Gastrospasm is a noun.
What is the plural of gastrospasm?
The plural of gastrospasm is gastrospasms.

Words near gastrospasm in the dictionary

  1. gastrosophers
  2. gastrosophic
  3. gastrosophical
  4. gastrosophs
  5. gastrosophy
  6. gastrospasm
  7. gastrospasms
  8. gastrosplenic
  9. gastrostaxis
  10. gastrostegal
  11. gastrostege

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