Gastrogenous

/ɡæsˈtrɒdʒənəs/ adjective

Definition

Produced by or originating from the stomach.

Etymology

From gastro- (stomach) + -genous (Latin -genosus, born or produced from). This variant form emphasizes production or origin in the stomach, similar to gastrogenic but with a slightly different suffix preference in older medical texts.

Kelly Says

In older medical literature, you'll find both 'gastrogenic' and 'gastrogenous' used almost interchangeably, showing how medical terminology evolved and then standardized. Today's doctors mostly use 'gastrogenic,' but this word survives in some European medical traditions.

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