gastric

[gas·tric]

Relating to or involving the stomach

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Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the gastric artery.

Adjective
relating to or involving the stomach; "gastric ulcer"


a.
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the gastric artery.


Gastric

Gas"tric , a. [Gr. , , stomach: cf. F. gastrique.] Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the gastric artery. Gastric 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.

Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the gastric artery.

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Usage Examples

Lifestyle change and changes in diet work faster, better and more cheaply than any medication and are as effective or more effective than gastric bypass without any side effects or long-term complications.

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Other Usage Examples

From the described experiment it is clear that the mere act of eating, the food even not reaching the stomach, determines the stimulation of the gastric glands.

Appetite, craving for food, is a constant and powerful stimulator of the gastric glands.

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