GASTROCOLIC
Gas`tro*col"ic, a. Etym: [Gastro- + colic.] (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to both the stomach and the colon; as, the gastrocolic, or great, omentum.
GASTRODISC
Gas`tro*disc, n. Etym: [Gastro- + disc.] (Biol.)
Defn: That part of blastoderm where the hypoblast appears like a small disk on the inner face of the epibladst.
GASTRODUODENAL
Gas`tro*du"o*de"nal, a. Etym: [Gastro- + -duodenal.] (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the stomach and duodenum; as, the gastroduodenal artery.
GASTRODUODENITIS
Gas`tro*du`o*de*ni"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Gastroduodenal, and -itis.]
(Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the stomach and duodenum. It is one of the most frequent causes of jaundice.
GASTROELYTROTOMY
Gas`tro*el`y*trot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gastro- + Gr (Surg.)
Defn: The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a fetus. It is a substitute for the Cæsarean operation, and less dangerous.