Relating to the stomach or belly; anatomically connected to the gastric region.
From Latin 'gaster' (stomach) + '-al' (adjective-forming suffix). Medical and anatomical terminology used since the 17th century.
This simple adjective appears in dozens of medical terms—'gastral pain,' 'gastral artery'—and comes from the same root that gives us 'gastronomy' and 'gastritis!'
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