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Examples of gastric in a Sentence
gastric problems caused by stress
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This helps move food along and speeds up gastric emptying, as SELF reported previously.
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—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
High-sodium diets increase risk of heart disease, kidney disease, and gastric cancer.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
For example, research suggests that people with high vitamin C intakes are at a lower risk of developing breast cancer, prostate cancer, gastric cancer, kidney cancer, brain cancer, and lung cancer compared to people with low vitamin C intake.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2024
For example, people who consumed three to four bowls of miso soup a day had a 60% higher risk of gastric cancer than those who did not.13
The effects of soy products, including miso, on cancer are unclear.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 28 Sep. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Greek gastr-, gastēr, alteration of *grastēr, from gran to gnaw, eat
First Known Use
1656, in the meaning defined above
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“Gastric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gastric. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
gastric
adjective
gas·tric
ˈgas-trik
: of, relating to, or located near the stomach
gastric ulcers
Medical Definition
gastric
adjective
gas·tric
ˈgas-trik
: of or relating to the stomach
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