Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and small intestine; often caused by an infection.

    Gastroenteritis, Margen-Darm-Grippe, Brechdurchfall

    гастроэнтери́тgastroentɛrít

    гастроентери́тhastroenterýt

    inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis

Examples

2 sentences
  1. I got gastroenteritis the other day, so I went to the hospital.

  2. Gastroenteritis is often caused by the norovirus.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
inflammation of the stomach and small intestine:
Русский
By meaning 1
inflammation of the stomach and small intestine:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
inflammation of the stomach and small intestine:

Forms

plural: gastroenterites / gastroenteritides

Synonyms

3 synonyms
gastro
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

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