gastritis
noun
gas·​tri·​tis
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Definition of gastritis
: inflammation especially of the mucous membrane of the stomach
Examples of gastritis in a Sentence
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Per the Washington Post’s Morgan Krakow, this plastic pollution triggered intestinal inflammation, which in turn led to gastritis, a blood infection and pus in the lungs. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "A Beloved Baby Dugong Has Died After Ingesting Plastic," 19 Aug. 2019 And a study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology in 2014 found that supplements of apigenin, a flavonoid found in celery, may have helped slow the progression of gastritis and gastric cancer—in gerbils, that is. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Surprise: Celery Juice Will Not Cure All of Your Health Issues," 25 Jan. 2019 Allakos, which takes aim at diseases like eosinophilic gastritis, an inflammatory condition causing symptoms such as diarrhea and pain, took in at least $142 million. — Christopher Zinsli, WSJ, "Five Drug Startups Reveal Plans to Join Biotech IPO Blitz," 22 June 2018 In one of the camps, doctors found that about 30 percent of villagers suffered from symptoms—including joint pain, gastritis, problems breathing and ulcers—connected to waterborne diseases. — Adam Matthews, Newsweek, "The Environmental Crisis in Your Closet," 13 Aug. 2015 In poorer communities, such as the San Juan neighborhood of Carolina and the mountain town of Canovanas, doctors are seeing worrying numbers of patients with conjunctivitis and gastritis brought on by contaminated water and poor hygiene. — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, "Hurricane Ophelia slowly heads toward Ireland, Azores," 12 Oct. 2017 In poorer communities, such as the San Juan neighborhood of Carolina and the mountain town of Canovanas, doctors are seeing worrying numbers of patients with conjunctivitis and gastritis brought on by contaminated water and poor hygiene. — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, "Hurricane Ophelia slowly heads toward Ireland, Azores," 12 Oct. 2017 In poorer communities, such as the San Juan neighborhood of Carolina and the mountain town of Canovanas, doctors are seeing worrying numbers of patients with conjunctivitis and gastritis brought on by contaminated water and poor hygiene. — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, "Hurricane Ophelia slowly heads toward Ireland, Azores," 12 Oct. 2017 In poorer communities, such as the San Juan neighborhood of Carolina and the mountain town of Canovanas, doctors are seeing worrying numbers of patients with conjunctivitis and gastritis brought on by contaminated water and poor hygiene. — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, "Hurricane Ophelia slowly heads toward Ireland, Azores," 12 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gastritis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gastritis
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gastritis
medical
: a painful condition in which the inside surface of the stomach becomes inflamed
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gastritis
noun
gas·​tri·​tis
| \ ga-ˈstrīt-əs
\
\
Medical Definition of gastritis
: inflammation especially of the mucous membrane of the stomach