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Webster 1913 Edition
Gastric
Gas′tric
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], stomach: cf. F.
gastrique
.] Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach;
as, the
. gastric
arteryGastric digestion
(Physiol.)
, the conversion of the albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric juice.
– Gastric fever
(Med.)
, a fever attended with prominent gastric symptoms; – a name applied to certain forms of typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the stomach attended with fever.
– Gastric juice
(Physiol.)
, a thin, watery fluid, with an acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.
– Gastric remittent fever
(Med.)
, a form of remittent fever with pronounced stomach symptoms.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gastric
GAS'TRIC
,Adj.
Belonging to the belly, or rather to the stomach. The gastric juice is a thin, pellucid liquor, separated by the capillary exhaling arteries of the stomach, which open upon its internal tunic. It is the principal agent in digestion.
Definition 2024
gastric
gastric
See also: gàstric
English
Adjective
gastric (comparative more gastric, superlative most gastric)
- Of or relating to the stomach.
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Translations
Of or relating to the stomach
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from French gastrique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈgas.trik/
Adjective
gastric m, n (feminine singular gastrică, masculine plural gastrici, feminine and neuter plural gastrice)
Declension
declension of gastric
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | gastric | gastrică | gastrici | gastrice | ||
| definite | gastricul | gastrica | gastricii | gastricele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | gastric | gastrice | gastrici | gastrice | ||
| definite | gastricului | gastricei | gastricilor | gastricelor | |||
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