gastric
adj.adj. relating to the stomach. Doctors use this word when talking about how your body digests food or about stomach pain.
adj. relating to or associated with the stomach. Typically used in medical or biological contexts to describe organs, fluids, or disorders within the digestive system.
He went to the doctor for gastric pain.
The patient was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer after complaining of persistent discomfort after meals.
Gastric bypass surgery remains a significant medical intervention for chronic obesity, as it physically alters the digestive process to limit caloric intake and absorption.
From New Latin gastricus, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ, γαστρός (gastḗr, gastrós, “stomach”). By surface analysis, gastr- + -ic; Doublet of gastrique.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Typically used attributively before a noun.
Last updated May 6, 2026