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gastroparesis

gastroparesis

1 8.9
A condition where stomach muscles do not work well and food leaves the stomach slowly
  • noun
  • /ˌɡæstrəʊpəˈriːsɪs/
  • Specialized
: gastroparesia
  • Early on in her pregnancy, she developed gastroparesis, a condition that reduces the ability of the stomach to empty its contents even though there is no blockage.

And worse yet, when you stop the medicine, the gastroparesis doesn't get better.

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Examples

  • And worse yet, when you stop the medicine, the gastroparesis doesn't get better.

    Andrew Huberman

  • Exogenous glucose delivery is decreased (e.g., missed meals or during the overnight fast, or as a result of gastroparesis or coeliac disease).

    Academic text (2012)

  • What do you do with the guy who was born with a gastroparesis, which is a paralysis of his stomach muscles?

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • He has gastroparesis caused by a rare chromosome disorder.

    Blog text (13)

  • KP recipients were more likely to have diabetic gastroparesis than patients undergoing LRD or cadaveric KTA.

    Academic text (1995)

  • She has many diagnoses: developmentally delayed, diabetes, epilepsy, major depression, gastroparesis, osteoporosis, etc.

    Blog text (22)

  • Last month, Karen Sherlock, who faced a raft of debilitating conditions, including diabetic autonomic neuropathy, gastroparesis, diabetic retinopathy, a heart condition, chronic kidney disease, and high blood pressure, died of a heart attack after some of her benefits were stopped.

    Blog text (30)

  • Gastroparesis can make it difficult for patients to eat regular meals.

  • People with gastroparesis often experience nausea and bloating after eating.

  • My friend suffers from gastroparesis, which causes her stomach to empty very slowly.

Surface Forms

gastroparesis singular
gastropareses plural

Morphology

gastroparesis = paresis (opaque) = gastro + paresis

The immediate base 'paresis' is a specialized medical term unfamiliar to average learners, so knowing common English words will not allow them to derive the meaning.

Etymology

The word gastroparesis combines gastro- ('stomach') and -paresis ('partial paralysis' or 'weakness'), like in paralysis. So it means the stomach is partly paralyzed and cannot move food well, which explains the slow emptying and feeling full.