noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˌɡæstɹɔ.entəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi/
General-American:[ˌɡæst͡ʃhɹɔʊ.enəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi]
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noun
Meaning 1
The 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, gastro- + enterology.
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
gastroenterologjia
— the study of the digestive system
Armenian:
գաստրոէնտերոլոգիա
(gastroēnterologia)
— the study of the digestive system
Asturian:
gastroenteroloxía
— the study of the digestive system
Azerbaijani:
qastroenterologiya
— the study of the digestive system
Basque:
gastroenterologia
— the study of the digestive system
Belarusian:
гастраэнтэралогія
(hastraenteralóhija)
— the study of the digestive system
Bengali:
পাকান্ত্রবিদ্যা
(pakantrobidda)
— the study of the digestive system
Bulgarian:
гастроентерология
(gastroenterologija)
— the study of the digestive system
Catalan:
gastroenterologia
— the study of the digestive system
Chinese Mandarin:
腸胃科 /肠胃科
(chángwèikē)
— the study of the digestive system
Chinese Mandarin:
胃腸學 /胃肠学
(wèichángxué)
— the study of the digestive system
Czech:
gastroenterologie
— the study of the digestive system
Danish:
gastroenterologi
— the study of the digestive system
Dutch:
gastro-enterologie
— the study of the digestive system
Esperanto:
gastroenterologio
— the study of the digestive system
Finnish:
gastroenterologia
— the study of the digestive system
French:
gastro-entérologie
— the study of the digestive system
Galician:
gastroenteroloxía
— the study of the digestive system
Georgian:
გასტროენტეროლოგია
(gasṭroenṭerologia)
— the study of the digestive system
German:
Gastroenterologie
— the study of the digestive system
Greek:
γαστρεντερολογία
(gastrenterología)
— the study of the digestive system
Hindi:
जठरांत्ररोगविज्ञान
(jaṭhrāntrarogvijñān)
— the study of the digestive system
Hungarian:
gasztroenterológia
— the study of the digestive system
Ido:
gastroenterologio
— the study of the digestive system
Indonesian:
gastroenterologi
— the study of the digestive system
Irish:
gaistreintreolaíocht
— the study of the digestive system
Japanese:
胃腸病学
(ichōbyōgaku)
— the study of the digestive system
Javanese:
gastroenterologi
— the study of the digestive system
Kannada:
ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ಟ್ರೊಎಂಟೊರಾಲಾಜಿ
(gyāsṭroeṇṭorālāji)
— the study of the digestive system
Korean:
위장병학
(wijangbyeonghak)
— the study of the digestive system
Northern Kurdish:
ûrkûrîvîkzanî
— the study of the digestive system
Kyrgyz:
гастроэнтерология
(gastroenterologiya)
— the study of the digestive system
Latvian:
gastroenteroloģija
— the study of the digestive system
Lithuanian:
gastroenterologija
— the study of the digestive system
Luxembourgish:
Gastroenterologie
— the study of the digestive system
Macedonian:
гастроентерологија
(gastroenterologija)
— the study of the digestive system
Malay:
gastroenterologi
— the study of the digestive system
Newar:
ग्यास्त्रोएन्टेरोलोजी
(gyāstroenṭerolojī)
— the study of the digestive system
Norwegian Bokmål:
gastroenterologi
— the study of the digestive system
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gastroenterologi
— the study of the digestive system
Pali:
ग्यास्त्रोएन्टेरोलोजी
(gyāstroenṭerolojī)
— the study of the digestive system
Polish:
gastroenterologia
— the study of the digestive system
Portuguese:
gastroenterologia
— the study of the digestive system
Portuguese:
gastrenterologia
— the study of the digestive system
Punjabi:
ਗੈਸਟ੍ਰੋਐਂਟਰਾਲੋਜੀ
(gaisṭroaiṇṭarālojī)
— the study of the digestive system
Romanian:
gastroenterologie
— the study of the digestive system
Russian:
гастроэнтероло́гия
(gastroenterológija)
— the study of the digestive system
Sanskrit:
ग्यास्त्रोएन्टेरोलोजी
(gyāstroenṭerolojī)
— the study of the digestive system
Serbo-Croatian:
гастроентероло̀гија
— the study of the digestive system
Serbo-Croatian:
gastroenterològija
— the study of the digestive system
Slovak:
gastroenterológia
— the study of the digestive system
Slovene:
gastroenterologija
— the study of the digestive system
Spanish:
gastroenterología
— the study of the digestive system
Swedish:
gastroenterologi
— the study of the digestive system
Tagalog:
gastroenterolohiya
— the study of the digestive system
Thai:
วิทยาทางเดินอาหาร
(wít-tá-yaa taang dern aa-hăan)
— the study of the digestive system
Turkish:
gastroenteroloji
— the study of the digestive system
Turkmen:
gastroenterologiýa
— the study of the digestive system
Ukrainian:
гастроентероло́гія
(hastroenterolóhija)
— the study of the digestive system
Uzbek:
gastroenterologiya
— the study of the digestive system
Vietnamese:
khoa tiêu hóa
— the study of the digestive system
