gastroenteritis

English

Etymology

gastro- + enteritis

Noun

gastroenteritis (countable and uncountable, plural gastroenterites or gastroenteritides)

  1. (medicine) Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestine; often caused by an infection.

Synonyms

  • gastro (Britain, Australia, colloquial)

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From gastro- + enteritis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˌɡas.tɾu.ən.təˈɾi.tis]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌɡas.tɾo.ən.təˈɾi.tis]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˌɡas.tɾo.en.teˈɾi.tis]
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Hyphenation: gas‧tro‧en‧te‧ri‧tis

Noun

gastroenteritis f (invariable)

  1. (pathology) gastroenteritis

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From gastro- + enteritis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡastɾoenteˈɾitis/ [ɡas.t̪ɾo.ẽn̪.t̪eˈɾi.t̪is]
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: gas‧tro‧en‧te‧ri‧tis

Noun

gastroenteritis f (plural gastroenteritis)

  1. (pathology) gastroenteritis

Further reading

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