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gastric

adjective as in pertaining to the stomach

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But the 29-year-old recently came under fire on the app, after material seeming to show a fundraising page claiming she had been diagnosed with gastric cancer went viral.

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The drugs slow gastric emptying, which can lead to a slower rise in blood alcohol.

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Four times a day, for an hour, her mom administers a different type of nutrition that goes straight into her stomach through a gastric tube.

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He said doctors initially thought he was dealing with a gastric issue and allowed him to go home days later.

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The study also suggested some cases of tooth wear were related to gastric acids, with dental screenings revealing patterns similar to those from acid reflux and even in eating disorders like bulimia.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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