Definition of Gastralgia

1. Noun. An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region.

Exact synonyms: Bellyache, Stomach Ache, Stomachache
Generic synonyms: Ache, Aching
Group relationships: Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Stomach Upset, Upset Stomach

Definition of Gastralgia

1. n. Pain in the stomach or epigastrium, as in gastric disorders.

Definition of Gastralgia

1. Noun. stomach ache ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gastralgia

1. Gastric colic. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gastralgia

gasters
gastfull
gastight
gastightness
gastightnesses
gasting
gastness
gastnesses
gastornis
gastr-
gastradenitis
gastraea
gastraeas
gastral
gastral mesoderm
gastralgia (current term)
gastralgias
gastrea
gastrea theory
gastreas
gastrectasia
gastrectasias
gastrectasis
gastrectomies
gastrectomy
gastric
gastric acid
gastric acidity determination
gastric algid malaria
gastric analysis

Literary usage of Gastralgia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1891)
"True gastralgia is presumably, however, a disease of the central nervous system finding ... gastralgia, however, as a pure and simple abdominal neuralgia, ..."

2. Practical dietetics: With Special Reference to Diet in Diseases by William Gilman Thompson (1905)
"gastralgia may also be occasioned by t)ie continued excessive use of stimulants, such as alcohol, strong tea and coffee, and chewing tobacco, ..."

3. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1872)
"Evidence of the common dependence of asthma, angina, gastralgia, and neuralgia of the fifth, on peculiar inherited neurotic tendencies ; 1. ..."

4. Diseases of the Digestive System by Frank Billings (1910)
"gastralgia. Of the various forms of sensory neuroses, gastralgia is of most importance. ... gastralgia of stomachic origin. 2.—Central gastralgia. 3. ..."

5. Diseases of the Digestive Organs: With Special Reference to Their Diagnosis by Charles Dettie Aaron (1921)
"The pains complained of in gastralgia are due to morbid or irritating ... The differential diagnosis between gastralgia and ulcer of the stomach is fraught ..."

6. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1872)
"As regards gastralgia, the efficacy of arsenic was some years ago pointed ... But more especially is it an effective remedy in that form of gastralgia which ..."

7. The British and Foreign Medical Review: Or Quarterly Journal of Practical (1844)
"On the other hand, gastric inflammation spreads over a wider surface than cancer, but a much more limited one than gastralgia. The neurosis may possibly ..."

8. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1891)
"True gastralgia is presumably, however, a disease of the central nervous system finding ... gastralgia, however, as a pure and simple abdominal neuralgia, ..."

9. Practical dietetics: With Special Reference to Diet in Diseases by William Gilman Thompson (1905)
"gastralgia may also be occasioned by t)ie continued excessive use of stimulants, such as alcohol, strong tea and coffee, and chewing tobacco, ..."

10. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1872)
"Evidence of the common dependence of asthma, angina, gastralgia, and neuralgia of the fifth, on peculiar inherited neurotic tendencies ; 1. ..."

11. Diseases of the Digestive System by Frank Billings (1910)
"gastralgia. Of the various forms of sensory neuroses, gastralgia is of most importance. ... gastralgia of stomachic origin. 2.—Central gastralgia. 3. ..."

12. Diseases of the Digestive Organs: With Special Reference to Their Diagnosis by Charles Dettie Aaron (1921)
"The pains complained of in gastralgia are due to morbid or irritating ... The differential diagnosis between gastralgia and ulcer of the stomach is fraught ..."

13. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1872)
"As regards gastralgia, the efficacy of arsenic was some years ago pointed ... But more especially is it an effective remedy in that form of gastralgia which ..."

14. The British and Foreign Medical Review: Or Quarterly Journal of Practical (1844)
"On the other hand, gastric inflammation spreads over a wider surface than cancer, but a much more limited one than gastralgia. The neurosis may possibly ..."

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