adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌɡæstɹəʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/
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US:/ˌɡæstɹoʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines, and thus to digestion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to the stomach and intestines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a gastrointestinal disorder
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: GI
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gres-der. Ancient Greek γρᾰ́ω (grắō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr)der. English gastro- English intestinal English gastrointestinal From gastro- + intestinal.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَعِدِيّ مَعَوِيّ
(maʕidiyy maʕawiyy)
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Catalan:
gastrointestinal
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Chinese Mandarin:
胃肠
(wèicháng)
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Chinese Mandarin:
肠胃
(chángwèi)
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Czech:
gastrointestinální
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Dutch:
gastro-intestinaal
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Finnish:
gastrointestinaalinen
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Finnish:
maha-suoli-
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
French:
gastrointestinal
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Galician:
gastrointestinal
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
German:
Magen-Darm-
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Greek:
γαστρεντερικός
(gastrenterikós)
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Indonesian:
gastrointestinal
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Italian:
gastrointestinale
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Malay:
gastrousus
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Portuguese:
gastrointestinal
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Romanian:
gastrointestinal
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Russian:
желудочно-кише́чный
(želudočno-kišéčnyj)
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Spanish:
gastrointestinal
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Swedish:
gastrointestinal
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
Ukrainian:
шлунко́во-кишкови́й
(šlunkóvo-kyškovýj)
— of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines
