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English
Etymology
From gastro- + intestinal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gastrointestinal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines, and thus to digestion.
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Catalan
Etymology
From gastro- + intestinal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gastrointestinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural gastrointestinals)
- gastrointestinal
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From gastro- + intestinal.
Adjective
gastrointestinal m or f (plural gastrointestinais)
- gastrointestinal
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
gastrointestinal (strong nominative masculine singular gastrointestinaler, not comparable)
- gastrointestinal
Declension
Positive forms of gastrointestinal (uncomparable)
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch gastro-intestinaal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡas.tro.ɪn.tɛs.ˈti.nal/
- Rhymes: -nal, -al, -l
- Hyphenation: gas‧tro‧in‧tes‧ti‧nal
Adjective
gastrointestinal
- (anatomy) gastrointestinal
- Synonym: gastrousus (Standard Malay)
Further reading
Interlingua
Adjective
gastrointestinal (not comparable)
- gastrointestinal
Portuguese
Etymology
From gastro- + intestinal.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐʃ.tɾu.ĩ.tɨʃ.tiˈnal/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐʃ.tɾwĩ.tɨʃ.tiˈnal/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐʃ.tɾu.ĩ.tɨʃ.tiˈnal/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐʃ.tɾwĩ.tɨʃ.tiˈnal/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐʃ.tɾu.ĩ.tɨʃ.tiˈna.li/, (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐʃ.tɾwĩ.tɨʃ.tiˈna.li/
- Hyphenation: gas‧tro‧in‧tes‧ti‧nal
Adjective
gastrointestinal m or f (plural gastrointestinais, not comparable)
- gastrointestinal
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French gastro-intestinal.
Adjective
gastrointestinal m or n (feminine singular gastrointestinală, masculine plural gastrointestinali, feminine and neuter plural gastrointestinale)
- gastrointestinal
Declension
Declension of gastrointestinal
Spanish
Etymology
From gastro- + intestinal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡastɾointestiˈnal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: gas‧troin‧tes‧ti‧nal
Adjective
gastrointestinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural gastrointestinales)
- gastrointestinal
Further reading