Definition of Gastroptosis

1. Noun. (medicine) An abnormal downward displacement of the stomach ¹

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Medical Definition of Gastroptosis

1. Gastroptosia Downward displacement of the stomach. Synonym: bathygastry, descensus ventriculi, ventroptosis, ventroptosia. Origin: Gastro-+ G. Ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gastroptosis

gastropathy
gastropexies
gastropexy
gastrophrenic
gastrophrenic ligament
gastrophysics
gastroplasty
gastroplication
gastropneumatic
gastropneumonic
gastropod
gastropoda
gastropodous
gastropods
gastroptosis (current term)
gastroptyxis
gastropub
gastropubs
gastropulmonary
gastropylorectomy
gastropyloric
gastroraphy
gastrorrhagia
gastrorrhaphy
gastrorrhexis
gastrorrhoea
gastroschisis
gastroscope
gastroscopes

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