gastric ism

[Eng. gastric; -ism; Fr. gastric is me.] Pathol.: The medical tenet that most diseases are produced directly or indirectly by indigestible materials in the stomach. găs-trid-i-ŭm, s. gastrion, gaster the belly.] [Gr. gast rid i on , dim in. of Bot .: A sub-genus of Agrostis." *găs-tril-o-quism, s. [Gr. gaster = the belly: Lat. loquor = to speak, and Eng. suff. -ism.] The same as VENTRILOQUISM (q. v.).