GASTROSPLENIC
Gas`tro*splen"ic, n. Etym: [Gastro- + splenic.] (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic ligament.
GASTROSTEGE
Gas*tros"tege, n. Etym: [Gastro- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the large scales on the belly of a serpent.
GASTROSTOMY
Gas*tros"to*my, n. Etym: [Gastro- + Gr. (Surg.)
Defn: The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach, for the introduction of food.
GASTROTOMY
Gas*trot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gastro + Gr. gastrotomie.] (Surg.)
Defn: A cutting into, or opening of, the abdomen or the stomach.
GASTROTRICHA
Gas*trot"ri*cha, n. pl., Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of small wormlike animals, having cilia on the ventral side. The group is regarded as an ancestral or synthetic one, related to rotifers and annelids.