Gastro definition
Stomach.
Gastroscope.
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Stomach.
Gastritis.
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Stomach and.
Gastrocolic.
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(colloquial, UK, Australia) Gastroenteritis.
He had a bad case of gastro, but came right as rain the next day.
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Gastric.
Gastrin.
prefix
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Belly.
Gastropod.
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Origin of gastro
- < Gr gastēr, the stomach < *grastēr, lit., eater, gnawer < gran, to gnaw, devour < IE base *gras-, to devour > L gramen, grass
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
- Greek from gastēr gastr- belly
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From gastroenteritis by shortening.
From Wiktionary