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gastrology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the scientific study of the stomach

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From gastro-, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) and -logy, from -λογία (-logía, “study of”). Gastro- and gastric (meaning related to the stomach) are both derived from the Greek word.

Across languages

Translations

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 烹飪學 /烹饪学 — scientific study of the stomach
  • Greek: γαστρολογία (gastrología) — scientific study of the stomach
  • Icelandic: magafræði — scientific study of the stomach
  • Italian: gastrologia — scientific study of the stomach
  • Kannada: ಪಾಕಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (pākaśāstra) — scientific study of the stomach
  • Kannada: ಅಡುಗೆಯ ವಿದ್ಯೆ (aḍugeya vidye) — scientific study of the stomach
  • Kannada: ಸೂಪಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (sūpaśāstra) — scientific study of the stomach
  • Kannada: ಪಾಕವಿದ್ಯೆ (pākavidye) — scientific study of the stomach
  • Kannada: ಅಡುಗೆಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (aḍugeśāstra) — scientific study of the stomach
  • Kannada: ಅಡುಗೆಯರಿಮೆ (aḍugeyarime) — scientific study of the stomach
  • Polish: gastrologia — scientific study of the stomach
  • Russian: гастрология (gastrologija) — scientific study of the stomach