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- [gas-troh-in-tes-tuh-nl]
- /ˌgæs troʊ ɪnˈtɛs tə nl/
- /ˌɡæs.trəʊˌɪn.tesˈtaɪ.nəl/
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- [gas-troh-in-tes-tuh-nl]
- /ˌgæs troʊ ɪnˈtɛs tə nl/
Definitions of gastrointestinal word
- adjective gastrointestinal of, relating to, or affecting the stomach and intestines. 1
- noun gastrointestinal Of or relating to the stomach and the intestines. 1
- adjective gastrointestinal affecting the stomach and intestines 1
- adjective gastrointestinal Gastrointestinal means relating to the stomach and intestines. 0
- adjective gastrointestinal of or relating to the stomach and intestinal tract 0
- adjective gastrointestinal of the stomach and the intestines 0
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Origin of gastrointestinal
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; gastro- + intestinal
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gastrointestinal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gastrointestinal popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gastrointestinal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gastrointestinal
adjective gastrointestinal
- stomach — Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
- intestinal — occurring in or affecting the intestines.
- digestive — serving for or pertaining to digestion; having the function of digesting food: the digestive tract.
- gastric — pertaining to the stomach.
- tummy — stomach: The baby had a pain in his tummy.
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