gastric
Of digestive pouch
Gastric means relating to the stomach.
A gastric ulcer forms in the stomach lining.
Gastric bypass surgery reduces stomach size for weight loss.
Gastric juices are the acidic digestive fluids the stomach produces.
The word appears almost exclusively in medical and scientific contexts.
Erosive tissue wound
- refluxBackward liquid movement
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
- GERDChronic digestive disorder
- dyspepsiaImpaired digestion causing discomfort
nausea · bloating · pain · discomfort · inflammation · erosion · bleeding · perforation
Low-pH chemical compound
- pepsinGastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- chymePartially digested stomach contents
- hydrochloricDescribing HCl solutions
secretion · motility · peristalsis · churning · emptying · absorption · bolus · mucus
Torso's lower cavity
- bellyFront midsection
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- midsectionCentral body region
- torsoBody without limbs
diaphragm · peritoneum · viscera · esophagus · duodenum · jejunum · ileum · pylorus
State of being complete
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- indigestionPainful stomach after meals
- burpingExpelling stomach gas orally
- belchingExpelling stomach air orally
cramping · gnawing · burning · appetite · satiety · regurgitation · eructation · flatulence
Internal organ examination
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- proton-pumpEnzyme moving hydrogen ions
- antacidSubstance neutralizing stomach sourness
- omeprazoleGastric acid reducer
histamine · bariatric · bypass · sleeve · lavage · tube · feeding · intubation
ulcer
Erosive tissue wound
dyspepsia · nausea · bloating · pain · discomfort · inflammation · erosion · bleeding · perforation · infection
acid
Low-pH chemical compound
- pepsinGastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- chymePartially digested stomach contents
hydrochloric · secretion · motility · peristalsis · churning · emptying · absorption · bolus · mucus · pH
abdomen
Torso's lower cavity
- bellyFront midsection
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- midsectionCentral body region
torso · diaphragm · peritoneum · viscera · esophagus · duodenum · jejunum · ileum · pylorus · fundus
fullness
State of being complete
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- indigestionPainful stomach after meals
- burpingExpelling stomach gas orally
belching · cramping · gnawing · burning · appetite · satiety · regurgitation · eructation · flatulence · tenderness
endoscopy
Internal organ examination
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- proton-pumpEnzyme moving hydrogen ions
- antacidSubstance neutralizing stomach sourness
omeprazole · histamine · bariatric · bypass · sleeve · lavage · tube · feeding · intubation · suction
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- stomachfundus, pepsinogen, antrum, pylorus, mucosa
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, kidney
- arteriesaorta, carotid artery, coronary artery, coronary, femoral artery
- epitheliumepithelium, squamous, columnar, stratified, simple
gastricintestinal
Of the gut
enteric · colonic · rectal · duodenal · esophageal
- gastric fluDigestive tract infection
- gastric bypassStomach-shrinking weight operation
- gastric juicesStomach's digestive fluid
- gastric sleeveStomach-shrinking bariatric surgery
- gastric ulcerStomach lining wound
- gastrointestinal issuesDisorders of the gut
gastronomy, gastropod, gastritis, gastrectomy, gastroscopy, gastrointestinal, gastroenterology, gastric acid, gastric juice