enterology

[ en-tuh-rol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of medicine dealing with the intestines.

Other Words From

• en·ter·o·log·ic [en-ter-, uh, -, loj, -ik], enter·o·logi·cal adjective
• ente·rolo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enterology¹

First recorded in 1715–25; entero- + -logy