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Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm; as, the gastrophrenic ligament.

o the alimentary canal and air passages, and to the cavities connected with them; as, the gastropneumatic mucuos membranes.

One of the Gastropoda. [Written also gasteropod.]

e body. The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See Mollusca. [Written also Gasteropoda.]

Of or pertaining to the Gastropoda.

The operation of sewing up wounds of the abdomen. Quincy.

An instrument for viewing or examining the interior of the stomach.

Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.

Examination of the abdomen or stomach, as with the gastroscope.

Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic ligament.

One of the large scales on the belly of a serpent.

The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach, for the introduction of food.

A cutting into, or opening of, the abdomen or the stomach.

A group of small wormlike animals, having cilia on the ventral side. The group is regarded as an ancestral or synthetic one, related to rotifers and annelids.

A form of annelid larva having cilia on the ventral side.

structure, or performing the functions, both of digestive and circulatory organs; as, the gastrovascular cavity of coelenterates.

under Invagination. In a more general sense, an ideal stage in embryonic development. See Gastræa. -- a.

The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by which a gastrula is formed.

See Stomatopoda.

Pertaining to the Gastrura.