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Delayed gastric emptying lowers glucose and insulin responses after meals.—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025 Coffee stimulates the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, which, if not balanced by some food, can irritate the gastric mucous membranes.—Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025 When combined with other drugs, the trial showed that TILs successfully shrank tumors in 24% of patients with advanced gastric cancers who had not responded to any other treatments and were considered terminal.—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2025 Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, makes up about 1.5% of cancers diagnosed in the United States annually.—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gastric
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Etymology
Greek gastr-, gastēr, alteration of *grastēr, from gran to gnaw, eat
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