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gastroenteritis
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Gastroenteritis , also known as infectious diarrhea , is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that involves the stomach and small intestine . Signs and symptoms include some combination of diarrhea , vomiting , and abdominal pain. Fever , lack of ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestine; often caused by an infection.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gastroenteritis \Gas`tro*en`te*ri"tis\, n. [NL. See Gastroenrteric , and -itis .] (Med.) Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A Vermont woman was presented with a frantic bundle later diagnosed to be suffering from gastroenteritis . ▪ By contrast, in the subtropics it is one of the most important causes of parasitic gastroenteritis . ▪ Fear of the rats ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis [syn: stomach flu , intestinal flu ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1820s, from gastro- + enteritis .
Usage examples of gastroenteritis.
Another bacterium called Campylobacter, which occurs twice as frequently as salmonella, has a relatively high occurrence in young adults, and is now the number-one cause of gastroenteritis in the United States, causing hundreds of deaths each year.
Listeria and Cryptosporidium, both of which can cause very nasty gastroenteritis.
His fellow sadhus are amused, nodding in unison, the empirical source, children immobilized by gastroenteritis, scavenging to live, to know what passes above, this nearly sunset occurrence, shadow moving toward the eastmost Ganges, choleroid feces, choleroid dehydration, choleroid vomit, girls with finger-cymbals laughing in a mango grove, the cowrie, the owl of good fortune.
The death rate in 1900 from gastroenteritis [Escherichia coli, various Campylobacter species, etc.