Any disease of the stomach. ... Origin: Gastro-+ G. Pathos, disease ... Hypertrophic hypersecretory gastropathy, nodular thickenings of gastric mucosa with acid hypersecretion and frequently peptic ulceration, not associated with a gastrin-secreting tumour. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Gastropathy: Disease of the stomach, as in hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy. Gastropathy comes from gastro- referring to the stomach + the Greek pathos meaning disease. Pronounced gas-trop-a-the with the emphasis on the trop. Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=30872