| gastrocolic fistula | A fistulous communication between the stomach and the colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gastrocolic ligament | <anatomy> The major, apron-like portion of the greater omentum that extends between the stomach and the transverse colon. Synonym: ligamentum gastrocolicum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastrocolic omentum | A peritoneal fold passing from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon, hanging like an apron in front of the intestines. Synonym: omentum majus, caul, cowl, epiploon, gastrocolic omentum, pileus, velum. Lesser omentum, a peritoneal fold passing from the margins of the porta hepatis and the bottom of the fissure of the ductus venosus to the lesser curvature of the stomach and to the the upper border of the duodenum for a distance of about 2 cm beyond the gastroduodenal pylorus. Synonym: omentum minus, gastrohepatic omentum, omentulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastrocolic reflex | A mass movement of the contents of the colon, frequently preceded by a similar movement in the small intestine, that sometimes occurs immediately following the entrance of food into the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastrocolitis | Inflammation of both stomach and colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastrocoloptosis | Displacement downward of stomach and colon. Origin: Gastro-+ G. Kolon, colon, + ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastrocolostomy | Establishment of a communication between stomach and colon. Origin: Gastro-+ G. Kolon, colon, + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastrocutaneous fistula | A fistula between the stomach and the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastrocystoplasty | Augmentation of the bladder by a patch or piece of vascularised gastric tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastrodialysis | Dialysis across the mucous membrane of the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastrodiaphragmatic ligament | <anatomy> The portion of the greater omentum that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach to the inferior surface of the diaphragm. Synonym: ligamentum gastrophrenicum, gastrodiaphragmatic ligament, phrenogastric ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastrodisc | <biology> That part of blastoderm where the hypoblast appears like a small disk on the inner face of the epibladst. Origin: Gastro- + disc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Gastrodiscoides hominis | A species of trematode sometimes found in the intestinal canal of man in India, Southeast Asia, and China; its normal host is the pig. Synonym: Gastrodiscus hominis. Origin: Gastro-+ G. Diskos, disk; L. Homo, gen. Hominis, man (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gastrodiscus hominis | A species of trematode sometimes found in the intestinal canal of man in India, Southeast Asia, and China; its normal host is the pig. Synonym: Gastrodiscus hominis. Origin: Gastro-+ G. Diskos, disk; L. Homo, gen. Hominis, man (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastroduodenal | <anatomy> Pertaining to or communicating with the stomach and duodenum, as a gastroduodenal fistula. (18 Nov 1997) |