The organs of the digestive system frequently become inflamed. Build a medical term that means "inflammation of the stomach and intestines."

A) root gastr + suffix -itis = gastritis
B) combining form gastr/o + root enter + suffix -itis = gastroenteritis
C) combining form gastr/o + root esophag + suffix -itis = gastroesophagitis
D) combining form gastr/o + root enter + suffix -al = gastroenteral


B

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