gastrointestinal /gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal/ (-in-tes´tĭ-n'l) pertaining to or communicating with the stomach and intestine.
Gastrointestinal
gastrointestinal (GI)
gastrointestinal (gas·trō·in·tes·t
·nl),
gastrointestinal
gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal (g s tr - n-t s t -nl)adj. Abbr. GI Relating to the stomach and the intestines. |
Gastrointestinal
The digestive organs and structures, including the stomach and intestines.
gastrointestinal (GI)
[gas′trō·intes′tinəl]
Etymology: Gk, gaster + L, intestinum, intestine
pertaining to the organs of the GI tract, from mouth to anus.
gastrointestinal (gas·trō·in·tes·t
·nl),adj of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines.
gastrointestinal
pertaining to the stomach and intestine.
gastrointestinal foreign body
see intestinal obstruction.
gastrointestinal hormones
hormones secreted by the gastrointestinal epithelium that affect the function of the tract itself and of its allied organs, e.g. gastrin, glucagon, enteroglucagon, somatostatin, secretin, cholecystokinin-pancreozymin, motilin, gastric inhibitory polypeptide, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide.
gastrointestinal series
a radiological examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract using barium as the contrast medium for a series of x-ray films. Called also a barium meal. See barium study.
gastrointestinal tract
the stomach and intestines in continuity. See also digestive system.
gastrointestinal
adjective Referring to the stomach and intestine
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