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First introduced for sharks in the 1980s, gastric lavage has been successfully used on various species, demonstrating high efficiency in recovering stomach contents.—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Because the disorder is not well known to the public, many patients experience a delay in diagnosis and may be misdiagnosed with gastric reflux or allergies.—Indu Subramanian, The Conversation, 1 May 2025 Instead, these fibrous foods move through your digestive system, encouraging gastric emptying and reducing constipation.4
3.—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025 Mather said that some people who have developed this allergy from a lone star tick bite have had conditions from gastric distress to spots on their skin to, in the most severe situations, anaphylaxis from eating red meat.—Margie Cullen, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gastric
Word History
Etymology
Greek gastr-, gastēr, alteration of *grastēr, from gran to gnaw, eat
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