gastric flu

  • 1gastric flu — noun A popular term for any of several disorders of the stomach and intestinal tract, with symptoms of nausea, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps and fever • • • Main Entry: ↑gastric * * * ˌgastric ˈflu 7 [gastric flu] noun …

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  • 2gastric flu — ► NOUN ▪ a short lived stomach disorder of unknown cause, popularly attributed to a virus …

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  • 3gastric flu — noun a short lived stomach disorder of unknown cause, popularly attributed to a virus …

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  • 4gastric — 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… …

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  • 5gastric — 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 …

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  • 6gastric — 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.… …

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  • 7flu — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mild ▪ bad ▪ gastric (BrE), stomach (AmE) ▪ avian, bird ▪ …

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  • 8gastric — adj. Gastric is used with these nouns: ↑bypass, ↑flu, ↑surgery …

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  • 9stomach flu — /ˈstʌmək flu/ (say stumuhk flooh) noun US gastroenteritis. Also, gastric flu …

  • 10Recession 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… …

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