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gastro-
CIDE DICTIONARY
gastro-,
A combining form from the Gr. /, /, the stomach, or belly; as in gastrocolic, gastrocele, gastrotomy. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gastro-, comb. form (also gastr- before a vowel) stomach.
Etymology
Gk gaster gast(e)ros stomach
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