gastric

/ˈɡæstrɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡæstrɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈga-strik/ (ame, mw)

gastric — adjective

  • gastricpositive
  • more gastriccomparative
  • most gastricsuperlative

1. describing something that affects, comes from, or is part of the stomach, often

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing something that affects, comes from, or is part of the stomach, often used by doctors when talking about pain, surgery, or digestive juices.

例句

Lukas went to the clinic complaining of sharp gastric pain after every meal.

collocation: gastric pain

The doctor explained that gastric juices help break down food in the stomach.

collocation: gastric juices

同義詞
  • stomach (attrib.)

    everyday register; 'stomach pain' is the plain version of 'gastric pain'

  • abdominal

    covers the whole belly area, not only the stomach

  • digestive

    wider scope — the whole digestive system, not just the stomach

文法句型

gastric + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive). Forms fixed pairings with medical nouns: pain, juice, ulcer, surgery, bypass, reflux, problems.

常見錯誤

❌My stomach feels gastric today.
✅I have gastric pain today.
💡'gastric' describes a noun (pain, juices, surgery), it does not stand alone after 'feel' or 'be'.