gastric

Everyday

About the stomach. tree →

In the lessons

In science and health, gastric juice in the stomach contains acid that helps break down food; a «gastric bug» or «gastric flu» is an illness of the stomach and gut, often with sickness and diarrhoea. In medicine, «gastric» appears in words like gastric ulcer. Phrases: «gastric juice», «gastric bug», «gastric pain».

Examples

• Gastric juice helps break down food in the stomach. tree →
• Half the class was off with a gastric bug. tree →
• The doctor asked about his gastric pain. tree →
• Gastric acid is strong enough to kill many germs. tree →
• Wash your hands to stop gastric illnesses spreading. tree →
• A gastric ulcer is a sore in the stomach lining. tree →

Note

Formal or medical; everyday word is «stomach» or «tummy». From Greek «gaster», stomach. «Gastric flu» is not real flu; it is a stomach bug caused by other germs.