Definition of Gastroliths

1. Noun. (plural of gastrolith) ¹

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Definition of Gastroliths

1. gastrolith [n] - See also: gastrolith

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gastroliths

gastrointestinal transit
gastrointestinally
gastrojejunal
gastrojejunal loop obstruction syndrome
gastrojejunocolic
gastrojejunostomies
gastrojejunostomy
gastrokinesograph
gastrokinetic
gastrokinetics
gastrolavage
gastrolienal
gastrolienal ligament
gastrolith
gastrolithiasis
gastroliths (current term)
gastrolobium
gastrologist
gastrology
gastrolysis
gastromalacia
gastromancy
gastromegaly
gastromelus
gastromy
gastromyces
gastromycete
gastromyth
gastromyxorrhoea
gastronaut

Literary usage of Gastroliths

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural History of the American Lobster by Francis Hobart Herrick (1911)
"... into its natural position we might, as Reaumur says of the crayfish, mistake the empty shell for another animal. THE gastroliths. OR "STOMACH STONES. ..."

2. Diseases of the Stomach and Upper Alimentary Tract by Anthony Bassler (1916)
"gastroliths and Foreign Bodies.—These are exceedingly rare, are more commonly seen in the insane, but may be encountered in instances of vicious habits, ..."

3. Dyspepsia, its varieties and treatment by William Soltau Fenwick (1910)
"Hair-balls, Bezoars, gastroliths, Larvae, Beetles, Slugs, Lizards, etc. SYMPTOMS of gastric irritation frequently ensue from the presence of a foreign body ..."

4. Diseases of the stomach: Their Special Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment by John Conrad Hemmeter (1902)
"gastroliths.—Hypertrophie Stenosis of the Pylorus. The stomach may be the seat of a great diversity of tumors. A neoplasm that can be determined by ..."

5. The Popular Science Monthly (1890)
"gastroliths is stored away for the molting season a reservoir of material to form ... The children, having no knowledge of the real use of the gastroliths, ..."

6. The Crayfish: An Introduction to the Study of Zoology by Thomas Henry Huxley (1880)
"In fact, the gastroliths are very similar to other hard parts of the ... When ecdysis occurs, the gastroliths are cast off along with the gastric armature ..."

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