gastroesophageal

English

Alternative forms

• gastro-œsophageal

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gres-der.

Ancient Greek γρᾰ́ω (grắō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr)

Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr)der.

English gastro-

English esophageal

English gastroesophageal

From gastro- + esophageal.

Adjective

gastroesophageal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the stomach and to the esophagus.
   • 2018 June 4, Perri Klass, M.D., “When New Means No: Picky Eating as a Normal Toddler Phase”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Other children turn out to have medical problems and may be feeling discomfort when they eat — anything from gastroesophageal reflux to celiac disease to food allergy.

Derived terms

• gastroesophageal reflux

Translations

of or relating to the stomach and to the esophagus

• Czech: gastroezofageální
• Greek: γαστροοισοφαγικός (el) (gastrooisofagikós)
• Icelandic: maga- og vélindis-
• Polish: żołądkowo-przełykowy
• Spanish: esofagogástrico, gastroesofágico (es)
• Swedish: gastroesofageal (sv)