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gastric flu — ► NOUN ▪ a short lived stomach disorder of unknown cause, popularly attributed to a virus … English terms dictionary
gastric flu — noun a short lived stomach disorder of unknown cause, popularly attributed to a virus … English new terms dictionary
gastric — gas|tric [ˈgæstrık] adj [only before noun] technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: gastricus, from Greek gaster stomach ] 1.) relating to your stomach ▪ gastric ulcers 2.) gastric juices the acids in your stomach that break food into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gastric — adjective (only before noun) technical 1 related to your stomach: gastric ulcers 2 gastric juices the acids in your stomach that break food into smaller parts 3 gastric flu an illness that makes you vomit 1 and gives you diarrhoea … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gastric — adj. of the stomach. Phrases and idioms: gastric flu a popular name for an intestinal disorder of unknown cause. gastric juice a thin clear virtually colourless acid fluid secreted by the stomach glands and active in promoting digestion.… … Useful english dictionary
flu — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mild ▪ bad ▪ gastric (BrE), stomach (AmE) ▪ avian, bird ▪ … Collocations dictionary
gastric — adj. Gastric is used with these nouns: ↑bypass, ↑flu, ↑surgery … Collocations dictionary
stomach flu — /ˈstʌmək flu/ (say stumuhk flooh) noun US gastroenteritis. Also, gastric flu …
Recession Flu — Maladies caused by the economic crisis. “Are you sick and tired of the recession? And, more to the point, is the recession making you sick and tired?” Damian Corless asked in The Irish Independent, “If the answer is yes, chances are you’re… … Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles
Influenza — Flu redirects here. For other uses, see Flu (disambiguation). This article is about the disease influenza. For the family of viruses that cause the disease, see Orthomyxoviridae. Influenza Classification … Wikipedia
