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gastroenterology

/ˌɡæstɹɔ.entəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi/

gastroenterology noun: the study of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus, which may also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.

Noun

gastroenterology (uncountable)

  1. The study of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus, which may also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.
    • One insurance company, UnitedHealthcare, has announced that starting in June, members with commercial plans seeking gastroenterology endoscopy services – including colonoscopies – will be required to have “prior authorizations” for those services.2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN

gastroenterology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada

gastroenterology in Hindi

the study of the digestive system
जठरांत्ररोगविज्ञान jaṭhrāntrarogvijñān

gastroenterology in Tamil

இரைப்பை குடல் இயல்

gastroenterology in Bengali

the study of the digestive system
পাকান্ত্রবিদ্যা pakantrobidda

gastroenterology in Kannada

the study of the digestive system
ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ಟ್ರೊಎಂಟೊರಾಲಾಜಿ gyāsṭroeṇṭorālāji
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gastroenterology in Punjabi
ਗੈਸਟ੍ਰੋਐਂਟਰਾਲੋਜੀ gaisṭroaiṇṭarālojī
gastroenterology in Sanskrit
ग्यास्त्रोएन्टेरोलोजी gyāstroenṭerolojī
gastroenterology in Tagalog
gastroenterolohiya
gastroenterology in Malay
gastroenterologi
gastroenterology in Indonesian
gastroenterologi
gastroenterology in Thai
วิทยาทางเดินอาหาร wít-tá-yaa taang dern aa-hăan
gastroenterology in Vietnamese
khoa tiêu hóa

Origin of gastroenterology

From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, gastro- + enterology.

Words formed from gastroenterology

Questions about gastroenterology

What does gastroenterology mean?
Gastroenterology means the study of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus, which may also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.
What is gastroenterology in Hindi?
Gastroenterology in Hindi is जठरांत्ररोगविज्ञान (jaṭhrāntrarogvijñān). See Gastroenterology meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is gastroenterology?
Gastroenterology is a noun.
How do you pronounce gastroenterology?
Gastroenterology is pronounced /ˌɡæstɹɔ.entəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi/ (US).

Words near gastroenterology in the dictionary

  1. gastroenterologically
  2. gastroenterologist
  3. gastroenterologists
  4. gastroenterologue
  5. gastroenterologues
  6. gastroenterology
  7. gastroenteropancreatic
  8. gastroenteropathies
  9. gastroenteropathy
  10. gastroenteroptosis
  11. gastroenteroscope

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gastroenterology (page history and authors); gastroenterology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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