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

A class of the phylum Mollusca that includes the snails, whelks, slugs, and limpets.

Downward displacement of the stomach; a term based on the outmoded concept that variation in position of abdominal organs is pathologic.

Excessive secretion of gastric juice or of mucus (gastromyxorrhea) by the stomach.

1. A type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach.
2. An instrument passed through the mouth and used to examine the interior of the stomach, consisting of a flexible tube that contains optical fibers coupled to an eyepiece with a light source.

1. Forced feeding with a stomach tube.
2. The therapeutic use of a high-potency diet administered with a stomach tube.

A surgical opening into the stomach. This opening may be used for feeding usually via a feeding tube called a gastrostomy tube.