gastroenteritis
5
5.8
- noun
- /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs/
- Specialized
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gastroenteritis
- Common symptoms of gastroenteritis include vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.
- acute gastroenteritis
- gastroenteritis outbreak
- viral gastroenteritis
She had what they called acute gastroenteritis to the point where something triggered it and it basically caused a whole slew of issues with her.
- She had what they called acute gastroenteritis to the point where something triggered it and it basically caused a whole slew of issues with her.
- Because like if she's got extreme like GERD problems or gastroenteritis, it's like that sphincter could not be working correctly.
Examples
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Her research focuses on the epidemiology of viral gastroenteritis and methods for its prevention and control.
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They had an outbreak a couple of years ago of pretty nasty gastroenteritis that comes from oysters.
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In the United States, norovirus gastroenteritis causes an estimated 21 million cases.
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On the basis of the symptoms and their duration, viral gastroenteritis was suspected.
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Noroviruses are the leading cause of gastroenteritis in the United States, but timely measures of disease are lacking.
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Rotavirus is a common pathogen that is the leading cause of gastroenteritis in young children worldwide.
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A period of IBS with a tendency to diarrhoea often follows an attack of gastroenteritis.
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Noroviruses (NoVs) are the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in industrialized countries.
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Enteric adenovirus and astrovirus are important causes of gastroenteritis in children, but they have limited pathogenicity for adults.
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The Oregon and Minnesota state public health departments investigated 2,161 gastroenteritis outbreaks reported during 2002-2009.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
9
2.5
An illness that makes your stomach and intestines sore and swollen, causing vomiting and diarrhea
An infection of the stomach and intestines that causes vomiting and diarrhea
How Severe
- Specialized
5
5.8
2
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
gastroenteritis = gastroenter (semi-transparent) = gastro + enter + itis
The suffix '-itis' indicates inflammation, but the specific medical condition may not be immediately clear to all learners.
Etymology
The word gastroenteritis breaks into three parts: gastro- 'stomach', enter- 'intestine', and -itis 'inflammation', the same ending you see in tonsillitis. So gastroenteritis means inflammation of the stomach and intestines, which is why it causes vomiting and diarrhea.