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gastroenteritis Definition

gas·tro·en·teri·tis (gas′trō en′tər ītis)

noun

inflammation of the stomach and the intestines

Etymology: ModL < gastro- + enter(o)- + -itis

gastroenteritis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cause: Cryptosporidiosis is a type of gastroenteritis caused by the parasite Cryptosporidium which lives in the bowel.
  • have: I've got a little scar under my chin from when I had gastroenteritis.
  • include: Breast fed babies are less likely to suffer many serious illnesses including gastroenteritis, respiratory and ear infections, eczema and asthma as children.

Noun used with modifier

  • rotavirus: The vaccines protect against rotavirus gastroenteritis, which kills about one child every minute in the developing world.
  • cause: Some serovars of S. enterica such as S. typhi cause systemic infections and typhoid fever, whereas others such as S. typhimurium cause gastroenteritis.

Adjective modifier

  • parasitic: I had the vet and it was mineral deficiency of cobalt, selenium and zinc, together with parasitic gastroenteritis caused by worms.
  • viral: Over 200 passengers on board the Sea Princess luxury cruise ship were struck down by the norovirus bug, a form of viral gastroenteritis.
  • bacterial: Because the symptoms are quite similar to acute and chronic bacterial gastroenteritis of ferrets, stool samples need to be cultured for these bacteria.
  • acute: About 10 to 20 per cent of people will date the start of their symptoms to an acute gastroenteritis.
  • severe: The toll is huge: severe gastroenteritis is responsible for a quarter of all deaths worldwide.
  • haemorrhagic: Lesions Non-specific: generalized congestion; renal and hepatic degeneration ( variable ); haemorrhagic gastroenteritis ( occasional ).

Modifies a noun

  • virus: Issue 5 May 2001 Contains articles on cellular pumps in epilepsy, how the brain marks aging and mortality, and gastroenteritis viruses.
  • outbreak: The Norwalk group of viruses is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in the UK.

Preposition: in

  • child: Gastroenteritis in children This factsheet is for parents of children with gastroenteritis.
  • adult: There is a separate BUPA factsheet for adults, Gastroenteritis in adults.
  • form: Some of us were recovering, but the rest were in with gastroenteritis in one form or another.
  • human: Enteric caliciviruses are newly emerging pathogens responsible for acute gastroenteritis in humans and animals.