gastroenteritis
/ɡastɾoenteˈɾitis/feminine
The Spanish word for gastroenteritis is gastroenteritis.
gastroenteritis refers to the inflammation of the stomach and small intestine.
Meaning: inflammation of the stomach and small intestine (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is feminine, so it is preceded by the feminine article la (e.g., la gastroenteritis).
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡastɾoenteˈɾitis/
Did you know?
- Spanish speakers may refer to the symptoms of gastroenteritis using the word descomposición, which literally means 'decomposition'.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, people colloquially call a mild case of gastroenteritis a gripa estomacal ('stomach flu'), even though it is not caused by the influenza virus.
- In casual conversation, Spanish speakers often avoid the medical term gastroenteritis and instead say tengo un virus ('I have a virus') or estoy mal del estómago ('I am bad in the stomach').
Examples in context
- La gastroenteritis es muy común en verano.Gastroenteritis is very common in summer.
- Tengo una gastroenteritis bastante fuerte.I have a fairly strong gastroenteritis.
- El médico confirmó que es gastroenteritis.The doctor confirmed that it is gastroenteritis.
Example conversation
Daniel is telling Elena why he missed work.
- DanielHola Elena, no fui a trabajar por gastroenteritis.Hi Elena, I didn't go to work because of gastroenteritis.
- ElenaLo siento mucho, Daniel. ¿Estás mejor?I am very sorry, Daniel. Are you feeling better?
- DanielSí, pero la gastroenteritis me dejó agotado.Yes, but the gastroenteritis left me exhausted.
- ElenaDescansa y bebe mucha agua.Rest and drink plenty of water.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “gastroenteritis” translations and entries gastroenteritis, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
