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gastroenteritis
(redirected from Viral 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
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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Jim Peters Palomar Pomerado Health Escondido, CA Editor's note: We did not clearly state this, but the stomach symptoms in Flu Box #7 refers to viral gastroenteritis, which, according to the CDC, is often called the '"stomach flu" or "intestinal flu" although it is not caused by the influenza viruses but is, instead, caused by a variety of viruses, including rotaviruses, noroviruses, adenoviruses, type 40 or 41, sapoviruses, and astroviruses (www.
ConFLUsion, you say? by Peters, Jim / Medical Laboratory Observer
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