Etymology

gastrology

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Today it means: the scientific study of the stomach Full definition →

Ancient Greek γαστήρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγαστήρ“stomach”
  2. English todaygastrology

From gastro-, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) and -logy, from -λογία (-logía, “study of”). Gastro- and gastric (meaning related to the stomach) are both derived from the Greek word.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγαστήρ all →

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