gastrology

American

[ga-strol-uh-jee] / gæˈstrɒl ə dʒi /

noun

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

gastrology British

/ ˌɡæstrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ɡæsˈtrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

a former name for gastroenterology

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Other Word Forms

gastrologic adjective
gastrological adjective
gastrologically adverb
gastrologist noun

Etymology

Origin of gastrology

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

Example Sentences

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The practical part of the philosophy of the kitchen is certainly not the most agreeable; gastrology has to contend with its full share of those great impediments to all great improvements in scientific pursuits; the prejudices of the ignorant, and the misrepresentations of the envious.

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His "Gastrology" became the creed of the epicures, and its pathos appears to have made what is so expressively called "their mouths water."

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Associated words: gastric, gastrology, gastronomy, gastritis, agastric, rennet, tripe, stomachal, stomachic, alvine, gastrectomy, pylorous, gastroscope, gastroscopy, stomacher, paunchy, paunch, anticardium, gastralgia, abdomen, abdominous. stomach-ache, n.

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