gastrointestinal

1. 1.

   of or relating to the stomach and intestines

   “a gastrointestinal disorder”

   SynonymsGI

Questions about gastrointestinal

What does gastrointestinal mean?

gastrointestinal means "of or relating to the stomach and intestines".

How many syllables are in gastrointestinal?

gastrointestinal has 6 syllables: gas-tro-in-tes-ti-nal. The stress falls on "tes". In IPA it is /ˌɡæstɹoʊɪnˈtɛstənəl/.

What is another word for gastrointestinal?

Close synonyms include GI. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gastrointestinal a common word?

gastrointestinal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.