gastroenteritis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌgæstrəʊɛntəˈraɪtɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌgæstroʊˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gas′trō en′tə rī′tis)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
gas•tro•en•ter•i•tis /ˌgæstroʊˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. a painful inflammation of the stomach and intestines.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
gas•tro•en•ter•i•tis  (gas′trō en′tə rī′tis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyinflammation of the stomach and intestines.
  • 1815–25; gastroenter(o)- + -itis
gas•tro•en•ter•it•ic  (gas′trō en′tə rit′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gastroenteritis / ˌɡæstrəʊˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs/
  1. inflammation of the stomach and intestines
gastroenteritic / ˌɡæstrəʊˌɛntəˈrɪtɪk/
'gastroenteritis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
campylobacter - cholera infantum - colistin - furazolidone - gastro - gastro- - norovirus - reovirus

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