GASTROINTESTINAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gastrointestinal mean? 

• GASTROINTESTINAL (adjective)
  The adjective GASTROINTESTINAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the stomach and intestines

  Familiarity information: GASTROINTESTINAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GASTROINTESTINAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the stomach and intestines

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

gastrointestinal; GI

Context example:

a gastrointestinal disorder

Pertainym:

gastrointestinal tract (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)

 Context examples 

Asbestos that is swallowed may cause cancer of the gastrointestinal tract.

(Asbestos, NCI Dictionary)

CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) is a tumor antigen overexpressed in many cancer types, including gastrointestinal, breast, non-small cell lung, and thyroid cancers.

(Anti-CEA/Anti-DTPA-In (F6-734) Bispecific Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

Chronic ingestion of asbestos may induce gastrointestinal neoplasms.

(Asbestos, NCI Thesaurus)

A. minutum is found in the gastrointestinal tract and may act as a probiotic in the gut microflora.

(Atopobium minutum, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm arising from enterochromaffin cells in the gastrointestinal tract and (less common) in the bronchi.

(Atypical Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The tumor-associated antigen (TAA) CEA is overexpressed by a variety of cancer cell types, including those of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, and breast.

(Anti-CEA TCR Retroviral Vector-Transduced Autologous Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

CEA may be overexpressed in various gastrointestinal and breast cancers.

(Anti-CEA IgCD28TCR-Transduced Autologous T Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

A member of a family of viruses that can cause infections in the respiratory tract, eye, and gastrointestinal tract.

(Adenovirus, NCI Dictionary)

In the gastrointestinal tract, when dysplasia becomes severe it is sometimes called carcinoma in situ.

(Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A. tetradius is a commensal organism of the mouth, skin, gastrointestinal and urinary tract and is considered an opportunistic pathogens in cases of immunosuppression or trauma.

(Anaerococcus tetradius, NCI Thesaurus)