Meanings
noungastricity (uncountable)
- uncountablerare and probably obsoleteA state of gastric disturbance.
But sometimes the author saw with astonishment the bark overcome the gastricity.
1796, Andrew Duncan, Annals of Medicine, volume I, page 69
Origin
Formed as gastric + -ity in parallel with the French gastricité (formed as gastrique + -ité).
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gastricity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastricity
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“gastricity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastricity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastricity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastricity.
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