Medical Definition of Gastric area

1. One of a number of small polygonal area's, 1-6 mm in diameter, separated by linear depressions on the surface of the mucous membrane of the stomach; they contain the gastric pits, with several gastric glands opening into each pit. Synonym: area gastrica. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gastric Area

gastralgias
gastrea
gastrea theory
gastreas
gastrectasia
gastrectasias
gastrectasis
gastrectomies
gastrectomy
gastric
gastric acid
gastric acidity determination
gastric algid malaria
gastric analysis
gastric antacid
gastric area (current term)
gastric arteries
gastric artery
gastric atrophy
gastric balloon
gastric branches of anterior vagal trunk
gastric branches of posterior vagal trunk
gastric calculus
gastric canal
gastric cancer
gastric carcinoma
gastric cardia
gastric colic
gastric crisis

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