If you have gastro bypass surgery and then gain the weight back, your stomach is going to return back to its normal shape. The purpose of the surgery was to decrease the amount of food that your stomach can hold.
The root word "gastro-" pertains to the stomach or the digestive tract. It is commonly used in medical terms related to the stomach and gastrointestinal system.
Gastro
A gastroenterologist deals with diseases and problems in the stomach and intestines along with associated organs. "Gastro" means "Stomach" and "Enterum" refers to the intestinal tract. Gastro-Enterum . . . gastro-enterology . . . gastroenterologist.
It is called gastro paresis
Gastro means stomach. ology means a subject of study; a branch of knowledge However gastroenterologists are doctors of much more that the stomach.
Gastro- is a prefix that usually refers to the stomach or the digestive system more generally, and -ology is a suffix that refers to the study of something.
Hyospasmol is a gastro-intestinal antispasmodic.
Gastro intestinal
A gastroenterologist studies disorders of the stomach and digestive tract.
It means an inflammation of the stomach. Gastro- = stomach + -itis = inflammation. It doesn't say why however.
A gastroscope is a tool for the visual examination of the stomach. Gastro- means stomach, and -scope means visual examination tool.
The mouth is connected to the stomach by the pharynx and oesophagus. The gastro-oesophageal sphincter regulates the opening of oesophagus into the cardiac portion of the stomach.