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Definition of gastritis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gastritis

noun

/ɡæˈstraɪtɪs/

/ɡæˈstraɪtɪs/

[uncountable] (medical)

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an illness in which the inside of the stomach becomes swollen (= larger or rounder than normal) and painful

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