gastroretentive
English
adj
Definitions
- (medicine) Facilitating retention in the gastrointestinal system for a long period of time.
Etymology
Prefix from English retentive.
Origin
English
retentive
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- irretentive English
- nonretentive English
- retentive English
- retentively English
- retentiveness English
- retentivity English
- stereoretentive English
- unretentive English
- rétentif Middle French