adjective
definition
Of or relating to the stomach.
Examples of gastric in a Sentence
The diluted acid is used internally to relieve vomiting or gastric pain.
It is used in the treatment of haemoptysis in the form of a fine spray, or taken internally it will check gastric haemorrhage.
Dilute phosphoric acid is used as a gastric stimulant.
If iron be given in excess, or if the hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice be deficient, iron acts directly as an astringent upon the mucous membrane of the stomach wall.
Iron, therefore, must not be given to subjects in whom the gastric functions are disturbed, and it should always be given after meals.
In minute doses it is a gastric stimulant, promoting the flow of gastric juice.
The earliest symptoms are slight gastric disorders, loss of appetite and general malaise, followed later by colicky pains, irritation of eyelids and skin eruptions.
When we come to consider more in detail the results of these actions we find that the various secretions of the body, such as the sweat, gastric juice, bile, milk, urine, &c., may be increased or diminished; that the heart may have its muscular or nervous apparatus stimulated or depressed; that the nerve-centres in the brain, medulla and spinal cord may be rendered more sensitive or the reverse; and that the general metabolism of the body may be altered in various ways.
When swallowed in small doses they slightly irritate the mouth and gastric mucous membrane, increasing the secretions and producing a feeling of warmth.
No effect on gastric acidity, healing not substantially affected compared with controls.
Post-operative gastric emptying was assessed by measuring the oral intake and gastric aspirate.
Any potentially curative treatment for stomach cancer requires gastric resection.
Surgical resection is the only curative treatment for gastric cancer.
Based on our findings, the results of peritoneal lavage cytology should thus be included in the factors for staging gastric cancer.
It gives access to an ample gastric pouch, covered with very evident cells, whose granular cytoplasm surrounds a clear nucleus.
Vitamin A prompts the secretion of gastric juices necessary for proper digestion of proteins.
Headache and gastric discomfort may occur but usually disappear as treatment continues.
Problems during the esophageal phase of swallowing indicated gastric reflux and delayed mobility in the lower esophagus.
The abdominal esophagus is supplied by branches of the left gastric artery and inferior phrenic artery.
Severe and debilitating fatigue, painful muscles and joints, disordered sleep, gastric disturbances, poor memory and concentration are commonplace.
The first Billroth I partial gastrectomy was performed on a 43 year old woman in 1881 for a pyloric gastric cancer.
The authors present their experience with laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer.
It is likely to produce a small excess of flatulence and possibly gastric distension.
Gastrointestinal system Vomiting, delayed gastric emptying, reduced bowel motility.
It complements the action of insulin by slowing gastric emptying, which delays the absorption of sugars from food.
Subsequent hypohydration impairs gastric emptying and can cause gastric upset, nausea or vomiting, which in turn limit further ability to drink.
As the stomach empties, these constrictor rings begin further up in the body of the stomach promoting further gastric emptying.
A benchtop model was constructed reproducing the nitrite chemistry occurring within the lumen of the upper gastrointestinal tract where saliva encounters acidic gastric juice.
An ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer or stomach ulcer; one in the duodenum is called a duodenal ulcer.
For the treatment of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers or gastroduodenal erosions The recommended dosage of Losec is 20 mg once daily.
To ensure healing in patients with active peptic ulcer disease, see further dosage recommendations for duodenal and benign gastric ulcer.
Most people will not have any problems however H.Pylori can cause gastritis (inflammation of the stomach ), gastric ulcers.
Signet ring cell histology did not impact survival in our group of largely advanced gastric cancer cases.
Suppositories are useful in reducing the risk of gastric irritation by direct effect of the drug on the gastric mucosa.
Connect NG tube to the pump and collect four samples of gastric juice, each over 15 min into polystyrene cups.
Adverse reactions accompanying overdose should be treated by gastric lavage and supportive measures.
Treatment guidelines consider gastric lavage if the patient presents early.
Treatment of a large acute overdose should include gastric lavage, purgation with magnesium sulfate and complete bed rest.
In the case of a very recent oral intake gastric lavage may be considered.
In the gastric mucosa there is a large ulcer.
In the stomach, the gastric gland produces gastric juices that contain the enzyme pepsin that breaks down proteins.
Activation of the autonomic nervous system also delays gastric emptying and reduces intestinal peristalsis.
Solid food causes immediate airway obstruction resulting in hypoxia, whilst liquid gastric contents cause an acid pneumonitis (inflammation of lung tissue ).
No difference in H. pylori positivity were observed in young and old patients of gastric cancer.
The lesions are most likely to result from the effect on the oesophageal mucosa of the acidic gastric reflux.
No metabolite has been found to have any effect on gastric acid secretion.
During labor, gastric stasis, associated with the use of opioid analgesics, may increase the mother's risk of inhalation pneumonia.
About peptic ulcers An ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric or stomach ulcer.
I admit my background on gastric surgery... to treat this as a simple horror story.
There is a diffuse thickening of the gastric wall.