‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; gill + E. gastropoda. ] (Zool.) Those Gastropoda that breathe by branchiæ, including the Prosobranchiata and Opisthobranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

A combining form from the Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, the stomach, or belly; as in gastrocolic, gastrocele, gastrotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; the calf of the leg. ] (Anat.) The muscle which makes the greater part of the calf of the leg. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + colic. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the stomach and the colon; as, the gastrocolic, or great, omentum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + disc. ] (Biol.) That part of blastoderm where the hypoblast appears like a small disk on the inner face of the epibladst. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + -duodenal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and duodenum; as, the gastroduodenal artery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Gastroduodenal, and -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the stomach and duodenum. It is one of the most frequent causes of jaundice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + Gr &unr_; sheath + &unr_; a cutting ] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a fetus. It is a substitute for the Cæsarean operation, and less dangerous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + -enteric. ] (Anat. & Med.) Gastrointestinal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Gastroenrteric, and -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + -epiploic. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and omentum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + -hepatic. ] (Med.) Pertaining to the stomach and liver; hepatogastric; as, the gastrohepatic, or lesser, omentum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + Gr. &unr_; womb + &unr_; to cut. ] (Surg.) Cæsarean section. See under Cæsarean. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + -intestinal. ] (Anat. & Med.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines; gastroenteric. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + -lith. ] (Zool.) See Crab's eyes, under Crab. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr &unr_;; &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_; discourse: cf. F. gastrologie. ] The science which treats of the structure and functions of the stomach; a treatise of the stomach. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_; softness, fr. &unr_; soft. ] (Med.) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post-morten change. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + -mancy: cf. F. gastromancy. ] (Antiq.) (a) A kind of divination, by means of words seemingly uttered from the stomach. (b) A species of divination, by means of glasses or other round, transparent vessels, in the center of which figures are supposed to appear by magic art. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_;, &unr_;, a fungus. ] (Biol.) The fungoid growths sometimes found in the stomach; such as Torula, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + Gr. &unr_; to say, speak. ] One whose voice appears to proceed from the stomach; a ventriloquist. [ Obs. ]

{ } n. [ F. gastronome, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_; law, &unr_; to distribute. ] One fond of good living; an epicure. Sir W. Scott.

/mhw>, a. [ Cf. F. gastronomique. ] Pertaining to gastromony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A gastromomer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. gastronomie. ] The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + -phrenic. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm; as, the gastrophrenic ligament. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + pneumatic. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the alimentary canal and air passages, and to the cavities connected with them; as, the gastropneumatic mucuos membranes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Gastropoda. [ Written also gasteropod. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl., [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + -poda. ] (Zool.) One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See Mollusca. [ Written also Gasteropoda. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses; viz.: (a) The Streptoneura or Dioecia, including the Pectinibranchiata, Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa, and Heteropoda. (b) The Euthyneura, including the Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia. (c) The Amphineura, including the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Gastropoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr.&unr_;; &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_; a sewing, fr. &unr_; to sew: cf. F. gastrorrhaphie. ] (Surg.) The operation of sewing up wounds of the abdomen. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + -scope. ] (Med.) An instrument for viewing or examining the interior of the stomach. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to gastroscopy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Examination of the abdomen or stomach, as with the gastroscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + splenic. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic ligament. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + Gr. &unr_; roof. ] (Zool.) One of the large scales on the belly of a serpent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + Gr. &unr_; mouth. ] (Surg.) The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach, for the introduction of food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro + Gr. &unr_; to cut: cf. F. gastrotomie. ] (Surg.) A cutting into, or opening of, the abdomen or the stomach. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl., [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; belly + &unr_;, &unr_;, hair. ] (Zool.) A group of small wormlike animals, having cilia on the ventral side. The group is regarded as an ancestral or synthetic one, related to rotifers and annelids. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_; a wheel. ] (Zool.) A form of annelid larva having cilia on the ventral side. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + -vascular. ] (Zool.) Having the structure, or performing the functions, both of digestive and circulatory organs; as, the gastrovascular cavity of cœlenterates. [ 1913 Webster ]