Which medical term means stomach pain?

A) duodenalgia
B) gingivalgia
C) enteralgia
D) gastralgia


D
Explanation: Gastr/o means stomach and -algia means pain; therefore, gastralgia means stomach pain. Duoden/o means duodenum, so duodenalgia means duodenal pain. Gingiv/o means gums, so gingivalgia means gum pain. Enter/o means small intestine, so enteralgia means small intestine pain.

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