Gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

A type of tumor that usually begins in cells in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. It can be benign or malignant. Also called gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work The syntax was a little off, even comical at times, but I got the gist of what was going on. — Time (May 6, 2010)

1711, "the real point" (of a law case, etc.), from Anglo-French legalese phrases such as cest action gist "this action lies," from Old French gist en "it consists in, it lies [..]

effect: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor&amp [..]

When you try to get the general meaning from a text, without concentrating on the individual words, you are reading or listening for gist. See Also: Top-Down Language Learning; Bottom-Up Langua [..]

[Anglo-French, in the phrase laccion gist the action lies or is based (on), from gisir to lie (of process), from Old French gesir to lie, ultimately from Latin jacere] : the ground or foundation of a [..]

Gist is the main point of a question or of a discussion. It refers to the pith of a matter.

(n) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work(n) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor. A type of tumor that usually begins in cells in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. It can be benign or malignant.

A type of tumor that usually begins in cells in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. It can be benign or malignant. Also called gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

the main point or central meaning of a piece of text (or audio segment)

On occasions clients may only require to know the "gist" of a piece of text for their information purposes. This is where the translator will provide a rough outline of the meaning and contents of a text so that the most salient points can be understood. A gist translation can be less expensive and less time-consuming to produce, but in t [..]

Very sparse, and semantic description of a visual scene (e.g., a dog runs after a squirrel). This makes change blindness

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