Etymology

-gastria

Today it means: Of or relating to the stomach. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γαστήρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγαστήρ“stomach”
  2. English today-gastria

From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”). Compare the prefix gastro-.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγαστήρ all →

gastroenterologygastritisgastringastrectomygastropodgastrulagastro-gastrologygastrorrhagiaphysogastry

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