gastr-

variant of gastro- before a vowel:
gastrectomy.

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Example Sentences

The American art-rock band Gastr del Sol was dining inside.

That summit became the first move in a long path to “We Have Dozens of Titles,” a three-LP boxed set due Friday that includes the first previously unheard music from Gastr del Sol in a quarter-century.

From New York Times

O’Rourke is best known for performing with indie legends Sonic Youth in the 1990s and early 2000s, and before that he was half of the duo Gastr Del Sol, with David Grubbs.

From Washington Post

He got his start in the 1980s as a teenager in the Kentucky hardcore band Squirrel Bait, and eventually landed in Chicago where he formed the outstanding experimental duo Gastr del Sol with Jim O’Rourke.

From Washington Post

Not�um, nō-tē′um, n. the upper surface of a bird's trunk—opp. to Gastr�um: a dorsal buckler in some gasteropods.

From Project Gutenberg

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Words That Use gastr-

What does gastr- mean?

Gastr- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “stomach.” It is often used in medical terms, particularly in anatomy and pathology.

Gastr- comes from the Greek gastḗr, meaning “stomach” or “belly.”

Gastr- is a variant of gastro-, which loses its -o– when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.

Want to know more? Read our Words That Use gastro- article.

Examples of gastr-

One word you may have encountered that uses the combining form gastr- is gastrectomy, “a partial or total excision of the stomach.”

We know gastr- means “stomach.” The -ectomy portion of the word might also be familiar. It means “excision.” Gastrectomy literally translates to “stomach excision.”

What are some words that use the combining form gastr-?

What are some other forms that gastr- may be commonly confused with?

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Break it down!

The combining part -itis is often used in medical terms to denote inflammation of an organ. With this in mind, what is the condition of gastritis?

Gastonia gastralgia

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