- Gastrocolic
- Gastrocolic Gas`tro*col"ic, a. [Gastro- + colic.] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the stomach and the colon; as, the gastrocolic, or great, omentum. [1913 Webster]
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gastrocolic — [gas΄trō käl′ik] adj. of or attached to the stomach and the transverse colon … English World dictionary
gastrocolic — Relating to the stomach and the colon. * * * gas·tro·co·lic .gas trō käl ik, kō lik adj of, relating to, or uniting the stomach and colon <a gastrocolic fistula> * * * gas·tro·col·ic (gas″tro kolґik) 1. pertaining to or communicating… … Medical dictionary
gastrocolic — |gastrō+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gastr + colic : of, relating to, or uniting the stomach and colon gastrocolic ligament … Useful english dictionary
gastrocolic omentum — n GREATER OMENTUM … Medical dictionary
gastrocolic reflex — n the occurrence of peristalsis following the entrance of food into the empty stomach * * * a wave of peristalsis produced in the colon by introducing food into a fasting stomach. * * * an increase in intestinal and colonic peristaltic activity… … Medical dictionary
Gastrocolic reflex — The gastrocolic reflex or gastrocolic response is one of a number of physiological reflexes controlling the motility, or peristalsis, of the gastrointestinal tract. It involves an increase in motility of the colon in response to stretch in the… … Wikipedia
Gastrocolic ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Gastrocolic ligament Latin = ligamentum gastrocolicum GraySubject = 246 GrayPage = 1151 Caption = Caption2 = From = To = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l 09 DorlandsSuf = 12492257 The gastrocolic ligament… … Wikipedia
gastrocolic — /gas troh kol ik/, adj. Anat. of, pertaining to, or involving the stomach and colon. [1840 50; GASTRO + COLIC] * * * … Universalium
gastrocòlic — gas|tro|cò|lic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
gastrocolic — adj. of the stomach and colon (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
