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Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, makes up about 1.5% of cancers diagnosed in the United States annually.—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025 Brennan first revealed in April 2022 that Row had been diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer.—Victoria Edel, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025 Slower digestion: The high water content of fresh fruit slows gastric emptying, allowing for better absorption of nutrients.—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025 Revisional procedures are performed subsequent to primary procedures and are grouped as corrective (done to correct an issue), reversals (removing a gastric band, undoing the effect of gastric bypass), or conversions (one type of bariatric surgery is changed to another).—New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gastric
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Greek gastr-, gastēr, alteration of *grastēr, from gran to gnaw, eat
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