gastr-, gastro-, gaster-, gastero-, gastri-, -gastria-

(Greek: stomach, belly)

aerogastria

1. The presence of gas in the stomach; stomach bubble.
2. Distention of the stomach with gas.

agastria

Absence of the stomach.

agastric

Having no alimentary canal.

amphigastrium

A small, rudimentary leaflike growth on the underside of the stem of certain liverworts.

amphigastrula

A gastrula composed of cells of unequal size in its upper and lower hemispheres.

arachnogastria

Spider belly or the protuberant abdomen of an emaciated person with ascites.

Ascites is the accumulation of serous, or body fluid, in the peritoneal cavity or transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity, most commonly encountered with heart failure and portal hypertension or the excessive tension of the large vein that carries blood from the stomach and intestines to the liver.

cacogastric

1. Troubled with bad digestion.
2. Having a deranged stomach.

celiogastrotomy

cholecystgastrostomy

cholecystogastric

cholecystogastrostomy

dextrogastria

digastric

diplogaster

electrogastroenterostomy

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(Greek: stomach, belly)

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