gastric

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US/ˈɡæstɹɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to the stomach.

Similar
stomachicstomachal
OriginNew Latin gastricus ← Ancient Greek γαστήρ, γαστρός →
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Meanings

adjectivegastric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the stomach.

    This isn’t the first time she has hidden a weight-loss management attempt from her husband. “I went to Turkey and had a gastric balloon, and I didn’t tell anyone, not even him,” she says.

    2025 May 11, Imogen West-Knights, “‘I lost so much weight, my husband thought I was terminally ill’: why do people lie about taking Ozempic?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

    Synonyms: stomachic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to the stomach.

Similar
stomachic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to or involving the stomach

Similar
stomachicstomachal
Also see
gastralstomachalstomachic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγαστήρ, γαστρός“stomach”
  2. New Latingastricus
  3. Englishgastric

From New Latin gastricus, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ, γαστρός (gastḗr, gastrós, “stomach”). By surface analysis, gastr- + -ic; Doublet of gastrique.

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Translations

Arabic مَعِدِيّ
  • مَعِدِيّ (maʕidiyy)Of or relating to the stomach
Bulgarian стома́шен
  • стома́шен (stomášen)Of or relating to the stomach
Catalan gàstric
  • gàstricOf or relating to the stomach
Chinese Mandarin 胃的
  • 胃的 (wèi de)Of or relating to the stomach
Czech žaludeční
  • žaludečníOf or relating to the stomach
Danish mave-
  • mave-Of or relating to the stomach
Dutch gastrisch
  • gastrischOf or relating to the stomach
Finnish maha-, vatsa-
  • maha-Of or relating to the stomach
  • vatsa-Of or relating to the stomach
French gastrique
  • gastriqueOf or relating to the stomach
German gastrisch, Magen-
  • gastrischOf or relating to the stomach
  • Magen-Of or relating to the stomach
Italian gastrico
  • gastricoOf or relating to the stomach
Malay perut, gaster
  • perutOf or relating to the stomach
  • gasterOf or relating to the stomach
  • gastrikOf or relating to the stomach
Polish żołądkowy
  • żołądkowyOf or relating to the stomach
Portuguese gástrico
  • gástricoOf or relating to the stomach
Romanian gastric
  • gastricOf or relating to the stomach
Russian желу́дочный
  • желу́дочный (želúdočnyj)Of or relating to the stomach
Scottish Gaelic meirbheach
  • meirbheachOf or relating to the stomach
Slovak žalúdočný
  • žalúdočnýOf or relating to the stomach
Spanish gástrico
  • gástricoOf or relating to the stomach
Swedish mag-
  • mag-Of or relating to the stomach
Ukrainian шлу́нковий
  • шлу́нковий (šlúnkovyj)Of or relating to the stomach
Welsh gastrig, stumogol
  • gastrigOf or relating to the stomach
  • stumogolOf or relating to the stomach
  • cyllaolOf or relating to the stomach

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gracist
Cite this entry
APA

gastric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastric

MLA

“gastric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastric.

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