Definition of gastrointestinal
:of, relating to, affecting, or including both stomach and intestine
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Tina Sample’s ordeal began with a massive heart attack that was misdiagnosed as a gastrointestinal issue.
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Last year, Swope treated more than 600 patients with heart disease and referred more than 1,400 patients to a gastrointestinal specialist.
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The blue-green algae has been identified as species that can produce toxins capable of affecting the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, liver, and nervous system of people, pets and livestock.
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High fiber diets can also benefit our gastrointestinal health by improving bowel habits, improving hemorrhoidal disease, and by preventing diverticular disease.
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Galafold earned approval in Europe, but the FDA said last year that Amicus needed a new trial to flesh out some troubling gastrointestinal issues.
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Teva manufactures hundreds of prescription pharmaceuticals, including medications for such issues as attention-deficit disorder, gastrointestinal maladies and pain, as well as antibiotics.
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Abdominal pain and bloody urine or stools can also occur when these delicate purpuric lesions develop in the gastrointestinal or urinary tissues.
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The children had abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and other gastrointestinal symptoms, along with gut inflammation visible under a microscope.
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First Known Use of gastrointestinal
1831
GASTROINTESTINAL Defined for English Language Learners
gastrointestinal
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adjective
Definition of gastrointestinal for English Language Learners
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medical : of or relating to both the stomach and the intestines
Medical Dictionary
gastrointestinal
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adjective
gas·tro·in·tes·ti·nal
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medical Definition of gastrointestinal
:of, relating to, or affecting both stomach and intestine
- gastrointestinal distress
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