Meanings
noungastroenteritis (countable and uncountable, plural gastroenterites or gastroenteritides)
plural gastroenterites · plural gastroenteritides
- countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and small intestine; often caused by an infection.
Synonyms: gastro
Synonyms & antonyms
nounInflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and small intestine; often caused by an infection.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouninflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis
Similar
stomach fluintestinal flu
Broader
inflammatory disease
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gres-
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́ω (grắō)
- Ancient Greekγᾰστήρ (găstḗr)
- Englishgastro-
- Englishenteritis
- Englishgastroenteritis
Translations
Catalan gastroenteritis
- gastroenteritisinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Chinese Mandarin 胃腸炎 /胃肠炎
- 胃腸炎 /胃肠炎 (wèichángyán)inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Czech gastroenteritida
- gastroenteritidainflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Dutch buikgriep, gastro-enteritis
- buikgriepinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
- gastro-enteritisinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Esperanto gastroenterito
- gastroenteritoinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Finnish suolistotulehdus
- suolistotulehdusinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
French gastro-entérite
- gastro-entériteinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
German Gastroenteritis, Margen-Darm-Grippe
- Gastroenteritisinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
- Margen-Darm-Grippeinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
- Brechdurchfallinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Greek γαστρεντερίτιδα
- γαστρεντερίτιδα (gastrenterítida)inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Icelandic maga- og garnabólga, maga- og garnakvef
- maga- og garnabólgainflammation of the stomach and small intestine
- maga- og garnakvefinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Italian gastroenterite
- gastroenteriteinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Japanese 胃腸炎
- 胃腸炎 (ichōen)inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Korean 장염
- 장염 (jang'yeom)inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Malay radang perut dan usus, gastroenteritis
- radang perut dan ususinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
- gastroenteritisinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Polish grypa żołądkowa
- grypa żołądkowainflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Portuguese gastroenterite
- gastroenteriteinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Romanian gastroenterită
- gastroenterităinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Russian гастроэнтери́т
- гастроэнтери́т (gastroentɛrít)inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Spanish gastroenteritis
- gastroenteritisinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Swedish gastroenterit
- gastroenteritinflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Ukrainian гастроентери́т
- гастроентери́т (hastroenterýt)inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gastroenteritis
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Cite this entry
APA
gastroenteritis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastroenteritis
MLA
“gastroenteritis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastroenteritis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastroenteritis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastroenteritis.
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