gastrointestinal

/ˌɡæstrəʊɪnˈtestɪnl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɡæstrəʊɪnˈtestɪnl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌga-strō-in-ˈte-stə-nᵊl -ˈtes(t)-nəl/ (ame, mw)

gastrointestinal — adjective

  • gastrointestinalpositive
  • more gastrointestinalcomparative
  • most gastrointestinalsuperlative

1. involving a person's stomach together with their intestines — the long tubes ins

1.形容詞C2
釋義

involving a person's stomach together with their intestines — the long tubes inside the belly where food moves after leaving the stomach.

例句

Doctors checked Andrés for a gastrointestinal infection after he kept vomiting for two days.

collocation: gastrointestinal infection

The new pill helps people with chronic gastrointestinal pain caused by ulcers in the stomach lining.

collocation: gastrointestinal pain

同義詞
  • GI

    common abbreviation used in hospitals and medical writing

  • digestive

    broader; covers the whole digestive system including mouth, esophagus, liver

  • enteric

    more technical; usually refers to the intestines only, not the stomach

文法句型

gastrointestinal + noun (tract, bleeding, infection)

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a medical noun such as tract, bleeding, infection, symptom, or disease; rarely appears after 'be'. Often shortened to 'GI' in clinical settings (GI tract, GI bleed).

常見錯誤

❌My stomach feels gastrointestinal today.
✅My stomach hurts today.
💡'gastrointestinal' is a clinical label for body parts or diseases, not a feeling word.