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

gastroenteritis

noun

/ˌɡæstrəʊˌentəˈraɪtɪs/

/ˌɡæstrəʊˌentəˈraɪtɪs/

[uncountable] (medical)

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an illness of the stomach and other food passages that causes diarrhoea and vomiting

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