Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postgastric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-gas-tric
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Following gastric surgery

Example Sentences

"Furthermore, these data support the current view that feedback from the stomach is unnecessary for the termination of drinking behavior and are consistent with a role of orosensory or postgastric feedback."

Etymology

From post- + gastric.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Questions

What does postgastric mean?: Following gastric surgery
Where does postgastric come from?: From post- + gastric.

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