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gastroenteritis
(redirected from Infantile diarrhea)

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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
intestinal flu, stomach flu
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] N → gastroenteritis f
gastroenteritis [ˌgæstrəʊɛntəˈraɪtɪs] n → gastroentérite f
gastroenteritis
n → Magen-Darm-Entzündung f, → Gastroenteritis f (spec)
gastroenteritis [ˌgæstrəʊˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs] n → gastroenterite f
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