In medicine, gastroptosis is the abnormal downward displacement of the stomach. It is not a life-threatening condition. The condition frequently causes digestive symptoms and constipation, and is much more prominent in women than men. ...
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Condition in which the stomach occupies an abnormally low position in the abdomen.
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Gastroptosia ... Downward displacement of the stomach. ... Synonym: bathygastry, descensus ventriculi, ventroptosis, ventroptosia. ... Origin: Gastro-+ G. Ptosis, a falling ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(gas″trop-to´sis) (gas″tro-to´sis) downward displacement of the stomach.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: gas′trōp-tō′sis, -tō′sē-ă Definitions: 1. Downward displacement of the stomach. Synonyms: bathygastry, descensus ventriculi, ventroptosis, ventroptosia
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gastroptosis Downward displacement of the stomach; a term based on the outmoded concept that variation in position of abdominal organs is pathologic.
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