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If current treatment practices were to continue unchanged, based on these simulations, it’s expected that during the lifetime of all men and women born between 2008 and 2017, there will be 15.6 million new gastric cancer cases globally.—New Atlas, 7 July 2025 In reality, modern bariatric procedures—such as gastric sleeve and gastric bypass—are performed using minimally invasive techniques.—Advertorial, Oc Register, 25 June 2025 But despite its advantages, gastric lavage has not been widely adopted.—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Researchers first looked at whether cinnamaldehyde is well absorbed when orally ingested by examining gastric and intestinal fluids.—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for gastric
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Etymology
Greek gastr-, gastēr, alteration of *grastēr, from gran to gnaw, eat
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