gastrointestinal
adjective
gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal
| \ ˌga-strō-in-ˈte-stə-nᵊl
, -ˈtes(t)-nəl\
, -ˈtes(t)-nəl\
Definition of gastrointestinal
: of, relating to, affecting, or including both stomach and intestine
Examples of gastrointestinal in a Sentence
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Astros pitching coach Brent Strom rejoined the team Monday following his recovery from gastrointestinal surgery. — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, "Astros glad to have Brent Strom back," 19 Aug. 2019 The medicine is designed for people who have already tried three other drugs for treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, or GIST. — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, "Deciphera to seek OK for gastrointestinal cancer drug," 13 Aug. 2019 Thirty-four turtles were examined and the gastrointestinal tracts of 19 were looked at. — Fox News, "Green turtles are dying because they're eating plastic that looks like food," 10 Aug. 2019 Apparently, there’s just something about coffee as a whole that quickly stimulates receptors in your gastrointestinal system that causes your stomach and colon to contract, says Dr. Staller. — Korin Miller, Health.com, "Why Does Drinking Coffee Always Make You Poop?," 30 July 2019 It was limited to biologic drugs that are used to treat conditions of the skin, joints and gastrointestinal system. — John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A drug's most dangerous side effects often aren't discovered until it's on the market," 18 July 2019 The distemper virus affects the respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous system of dogs. — chicagotribune.com, "What you need to know about ‘zombie raccoons’ and how to protect your pets," 10 July 2019 Patients taking the drug also had higher rates of gastrointestinal and respiratory side effects. — Peter Loftus, WSJ, "Experimental Drug Shows Promise Protecting Against Peanut Allergies," 18 Nov. 2018 Cleveland Clinic Florida ranked nationally in one specialty — gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery (rising to 17th from 25th in 2018-19). — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Cleveland Clinic Florida back on top of list of South Florida’s best hospitals," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gastrointestinal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gastrointestinal
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of gastrointestinal
medical
: of or relating to both the stomach and the intestines
See the full definition for gastrointestinal in the English Language Learners Dictionary
gastrointestinal
adjective
gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal
| \ ˌgas-trō-in-ˈtes-tən-ᵊl, -ˈtes(t)-nəl
\
\
Medical Definition of gastrointestinal
: of, relating to, or affecting both stomach and intestine
gastrointestinal distress