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gastroduodenal

gastroduodenal

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Relating to the stomach and the first part of the small intestine
  • adjective
  • /ˌɡæstroʊˌduːəˈdiːnəl/
  • Specialized
: gastroduodenal

Examples

  • The implications of results from endoscopic studies for the management of clinically relevant gastroduodenal hemorrhage are not known.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The doctor explained that the gastroduodenal region includes both the stomach and the duodenum.

  • Patients with gastroduodenal ulcers often experience severe abdominal pain.

  • She took medication to prevent gastroduodenal irritation caused by the pain reliever.

Surface Forms

gastroduodenal positive

Morphology

gastroduodenal = duodenal (transparent) = gastro + duodenum + al

Formed by prefixing the combining form 'gastro-' to the adjective 'duodenal', creating a straightforward medical compound meaning 'relating to the stomach and duodenum'.

Etymology

Gastroduodenal is built from two parts: gastro- meaning 'stomach' and duodenum meaning 'twelve', like the English word 'dozen', because that first part of the small intestine was thought to be about twelve finger-widths long. So gastroduodenal means 'relating to the stomach and the first part of the small intestine'.