How do you spell Gastrointestinal?
Correct spelling
gastrointestinal
Remember: gastro (stomach) + intestinal (guts) - no hyphen needed in the compound
Why is gastrointestinal spelled this way?
From Greek gaster (stomach) + Latin intestinus (internal). The stomach and intestinal tract combined. A 16-letter compound that is surprisingly phonetic once broken into parts.
Common misspellings of gastrointestinal
gastro-intestinalgastrointenstinalgastroinstestinalgastrointestianal
Example
The patient was referred to a specialist for her gastrointestinal symptoms.