ˈgastrik, -aas-, -ais-, -rēk adjective
Etymology: Greek gastr-, gastēr belly, paunch, womb (alteration of — assumed — Greek grastēr, from Greek gran to gnaw, eat) + English -ic — more at cress
1. : of, relating to situated near, or originating in the stomach
gastric disorders
2. : resembling a stomach in form or function
a gastric polyp
a gastric vacuole