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gastroenteritis
(redirected from Bacterial gastroenteritis)

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gas·tro·en·ter·i·tis  (gstr-nt-rts)
n.
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines.

gastroenteritis [ˌgæstrəʊˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the stomach and intestines
gastroenteritic  [ˌgæstrəʊˌɛntəˈrɪtɪk] adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gastroenteritis - inflammation of the stomach and intestinesgastroenteritis - inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis
inflammatory disease - a disease characterized by inflammation
cholera infantum - often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in children; not true cholera but having similar symptoms
cholera morbus, collywobbles - severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea
Translations
gastroenteritis [ˌgæstrəʊˌentəˈraɪtɪs] Ngastroenteritis f
gastroenteritis [ˌgæstrəʊɛntəˈraɪtɪs] ngastroentérite f
gastroenteritis
nMagen-Darm-Entzündung f, → Gastroenteritis f (spec)
gastroenteritis [ˌgæstrəʊˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs] ngastroenterite f


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