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GI

GI

4.7
Relating to the stomach and intestines where food is digested
  • adjective
  • /dʒiː aɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gastrointestinal
  • However, too much consumption of sugar alcohol may cause some GI problems such as diarrhea.

Fiber is good, keeps that GI system nice and healthy.

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Examples

  • The doctor explained that symptoms like bloating and pain are often related to GI problems.

  • A balanced diet can help maintain a healthy GI tract and improve overall digestion.

  • I had a lot of stomach problems or GI issues cause of stress.

  • Fiber is good, keeps that GI system nice and healthy.

  • If someone comes to me with GI issues, typically that's not challenging to treat.

  • The three things we see the most, and they're connected so it's not surprising, are gut health issues, GI issues, mental health and hormones.

  • Many people suffer from GI issues that can be caused by poor diet or stress.

Synonyms

gastrointestinal
vsGI
  • Specialized
20 4.6

Relating to the stomach and intestines, the body parts that digest food

is the same meaning but written as a short letter abbreviation

Compounds

GI tract
  • Specialized
2 4.2

The tube in the body from the mouth to the anus that breaks down food and removes waste

GI series
  • Specialized
1 6.7

An X-ray test of the stomach and intestines after drinking a barium solution

GI hormones
  • Specialized
4.4

Chemicals made in the stomach and intestines that control digestion and how the body takes in food

Surface Forms

GI positive

Morphology

GI = gastrointestinal (semi-transparent) = G + I

As an initialism, 'GI' directly abbreviates 'gastrointestinal' so the relation is clear when the expansion is known. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]

Etymology

GI comes from the longer word gastrointestinal, where gastro- means 'stomach', as in gastric, and intestinal means 'intestines', so GI refers to the stomach-and-intestine area.