gastrointestinal
/ˌɡæstɹoʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.27 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines, and thus to digestion.
Example Sentences
- "Avian pox viruses (Poxviridae), are chordopoxviruses that infect domestic and wild game birds including hawks, seagulls, parrots, canaries, pigeons, hawks and fowl, causing cutaneous, respiratory and gastrointestinal lesions in their host [17 ]."
- "She has always struggled with her gastrointestinal health, and when she started to have symptoms similar to those of colorectal cancer, she called her primary care physician, who referred her to a gastroenterologist, who ordered a colonoscopy. She did not have cancer."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gres-der. Ancient Greek γρᾰ́ω (grắō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr)der. English gastro- English intestinal English gastrointestinal From gastro- + intestinal.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɡæstɹoʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/