Meanings
noungastroenterology (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe 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
Origin
- Ancient Greek-λογία
- Ancient Greekἔντερον“intestine”
- Ancient Greekγαστήρ“belly”
- Englishgastroenterology
From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, gastro- + enterology.
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Basque gastroenterologia
- gastroenterologiathe study of the digestive system
Bengali পাকান্ত্রবিদ্যা
- পাকান্ত্রবিদ্যা (pakantrobidda)the study of the digestive system
Bulgarian гастроентерология
- гастроентерология (gastroenterologija)the study of the digestive system
Catalan gastroenterologia
- gastroenterologiathe study of the digestive system
Chinese Mandarin 腸胃科 /肠胃科, 胃腸學 /胃肠学
- 腸胃科 /肠胃科 (chángwèikē)the study of the digestive system
- 胃腸學 /胃肠学 (wèichángxué)the study of the digestive system
Czech gastroenterologie
- gastroenterologiethe study of the digestive system
Danish gastroenterologi
- gastroenterologithe study of the digestive system
Dutch gastro-enterologie
- gastro-enterologiethe study of the digestive system
Esperanto gastroenterologio
- gastroenterologiothe study of the digestive system
Finnish gastroenterologia
- gastroenterologiathe study of the digestive system
French gastro-entérologie
- gastro-entérologiethe study of the digestive system
German Gastroenterologie
- Gastroenterologiethe study of the digestive system
Greek γαστρεντερολογία
- γαστρεντερολογία (gastrenterología)the study of the digestive system
Hindi जठरांत्ररोगविज्ञान
- जठरांत्ररोगविज्ञान (jaṭhrāntrarogvijñān)the study of the digestive system
Hungarian gasztroenterológia
- gasztroenterológiathe study of the digestive system
Indonesian gastroenterologi
- gastroenterologithe study of the digestive system
Irish gaistreintreolaíocht
- gaistreintreolaíochtthe study of the digestive system
Japanese 胃腸病学
- 胃腸病学 (ichōbyōgaku)the study of the digestive system
Korean 위장병학
- 위장병학 (wijangbyeonghak)the study of the digestive system
Latvian gastroenteroloģija
- gastroenteroloģijathe study of the digestive system
Lithuanian gastroenterologija
- gastroenterologijathe study of the digestive system
Malay gastroenterologi
- gastroenterologithe study of the digestive system
Norwegian Bokmål gastroenterologi
- gastroenterologithe study of the digestive system
Polish gastroenterologia
- gastroenterologiathe study of the digestive system
Portuguese gastroenterologia, gastrenterologia
- gastroenterologiathe study of the digestive system
- gastrenterologiathe study of the digestive system
Punjabi ਗੈਸਟ੍ਰੋਐਂਟਰਾਲੋਜੀ
- ਗੈਸਟ੍ਰੋਐਂਟਰਾਲੋਜੀ (gaisṭroaiṇṭarālojī)the study of the digestive system
Romanian gastroenterologie
- gastroenterologiethe study of the digestive system
Russian гастроэнтероло́гия
- гастроэнтероло́гия (gastroenterológija)the study of the digestive system
Slovak gastroenterológia
- gastroenterológiathe study of the digestive system
Spanish gastroenterología
- gastroenterologíathe study of the digestive system
Swedish gastroenterologi
- gastroenterologithe study of the digestive system
Tagalog gastroenterolohiya
- gastroenterolohiyathe study of the digestive system
Thai วิทยาทางเดินอาหาร
- วิทยาทางเดินอาหาร (wít-tá-yaa taang dern aa-hăan)the study of the digestive system
Turkish gastroenteroloji
- gastroenterolojithe study of the digestive system
Ukrainian гастроентероло́гія
- гастроентероло́гія (hastroenterolóhija)the study of the digestive system
Vietnamese khoa tiêu hóa
- khoa tiêu hóathe study of the digestive system
Cite this entry
APA
gastroenterology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastroenterology
MLA
“gastroenterology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastroenterology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastroenterology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastroenterology.
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