Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to the gastrointestinal tract.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the stomach and intestines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat. & Med.) Gastrointestinal.
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- adjective
gastrointestinal
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Examples
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New immigrants would have undoubtedly encountered a host of gastroenteric pathogens to which they would have had no immunity, causing them stomach problems and diarrhea just as modern travelers do today.
Pestilence and Headcolds: Encountering Illness in Colonial Mexico 2008
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---- A bout with a severe gastroenteric virus before I started kindergarten earned me a few nights in the hospital.
qdiosa Diary Entry qdiosa 2006
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This invasion can lead to recurring inflammation, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and malnutrition, the tell-tale symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease and infections with some gastroenteric pathogens.
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Some can be transmitted through both food and water, as is the case with some gastroenteric pathogens like E. coli.
Progressive Bloggers Thoughts on Climate Change 2008
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While it’s true that viruses and bacteria can cause gastroenteric symptoms such as diarrhea, cramping, etc. in your case I would be that it is an idiosyncratic reaction to Slimfast or one of the ingredients therein.
I’ll see your ketoacidosis and raise you a renal failure | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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