gastric

Example Sentences

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To reduce her own weight, Muriuki first underwent a gastric balloon procedure, in which a silicone balloon is put in the stomach, to limit its capacity and create a feeling of fullness.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

“And oftentimes the cancers that they found were cancers that are not routinely screened for such as head and neck cancer and gastric cancers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Then a few years ago, I had gastric sleeve surgery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

There are several types of bariatric surgery, including the gastric sleeve and gastric bypass, and it produces the most significant amount of weight loss of any medical intervention.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

That some viewer will be relieved of his gastric pains just as a television evangelist calls out the symptoms is considerably more likely than that a particular viewer will be.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos