Dictionary.com

gastrology

[ ga-strol-uh-jee ]
/ gæˈstrɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the stomach.

QUIZZES

GEE WHILLIKERS! WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Do you remember all the words from last week, September 21–27, 2020? Then this quiz should be butyraceous.
Question 1 of 7
What does “yare” mean?
quick; agile; lively.
expressive of or characterized by sorrow.
having or characterized by persistent or earnest desire.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of gastrology

First recorded in 1800–10; gastro- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM gastrology

gas·tro·log·ic [gas-truh-loj-ik], /ˌgæs trəˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, gas·tro·log·i·cal, adjectivegas·tro·log·i·cal·ly, adverbgas·trol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby gastrology

gastrojejunocolic, gastrojejunostomy, gastrolienal, gastrolith, gastrolithiasis, gastrology, gastrolysis, gastromalacia, gastromegaly, gastromyxorrhea, gastronome
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for gastrology

British Dictionary definitions for gastrology

gastrology
/ (ɡæsˈtrɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

a former name for gastroenterology

Derived forms of gastrology

gastrological (ˌɡæstrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivegastrologist, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012