Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, pertaining to the stomach and to the colon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to both the stomach and the colon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to the
gastrointestinal tract andcolon .
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Examples
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Traced downward, it covers the antero-superior surface of the stomach and the commencement of the duodenum, and is carried down into a large free fold, known as the gastrocolic ligament or greater omentum.
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The gastrocolic reflex causes a poop after almost every feeding in breastfed infants.
Baby Bites Bridget Swinney 2007
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The gastrocolic reflex causes a poop after almost every feeding in breastfed infants.
Baby Bites Bridget Swinney 2007
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Milk products often trigger what is called the "gastrocolic reflex."
Was Darwin Lactose Intolerant? Steve Carper 2005
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"Why are you going through the gastrocolic omentum, Doctor Rourke?"
The Savage Horde Ahern, Jerry 1983
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The greater omentum (omentum majus; great omentum; gastrocolic omentum) is the largest peritoneal fold.
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The posterior layer of the lesser omentum is carried down as a covering for the postero-inferior surfaces of the stomach and commencement of the duodenum, and is continued downward as the deep layer of the gastrocolic ligament or greater omentum.
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