gastrologist (gasˈtrologist) or gastrologer (gasˈtrologer)
noun
gastroenterology in British English
(ˌɡæstrəʊˌɛntəˈrɒlədʒɪ)
noun
the branch of medical science concerned with diseases of the stomach and intestines
Derived forms
gastroenterologist (ˌgastroˌenteˈrologist)
noun
gastrology in American English
(ɡæˈstrɑlədʒi)
noun
the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the stomach
Derived forms
gastrologic (ˌɡæstrəˈlɑdʒɪk)gastrological
adjective
gastrologically
adverb
gastrologist
noun
Word origin
[1800–10; gastro- + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: isolate, jumbo, rejuvenate, sodium, unprofessional-logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: anthropology, ethnology, genealogy, thanatology, topology