Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gastricism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gas-tri-cism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any gastric disorder, such as dyspepsia or indigestion.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hence it happens, that, unreflecting physicians are often ignorant of the true efficient cause of this disease, for, among the non-natural causes and gastricism they find the usual cause of its being […]"

Etymology

From gastric + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gastric

Usage

Questions

What does gastricism mean?: Any gastric disorder, such as dyspepsia or indigestion.
Where does gastricism come from?: From gastric + -ism.

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