gastroenterology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɡæstɹɔ.entəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi/ (General-American)
- [ˌɡæst͡ʃʰɹɔʊ.enəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi] (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, gastro- + enterology.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
One insurance company, UnitedHealthcare, has announced that starting in June, members with commercial plans seeking gastroenterology endoscopy services – including colonoscopies – will be required to have “prior authorizations” for those services.
2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN:
Deriveds
hepatogastroenterology · neurogastroenterology
Relateds
Translations (61)
sk gastroenterológia (the study of the digestive system) · io gastroenterologio (the study of the digestive system) · ja 胃腸病学 (the study of the digestive system) · tr gastroenteroloji (the study of the digestive system) · vi khoa tiêu hóa (the study of the digestive system) · az qastroenterologiya (the study of the digestive system) · hu gasztroenterológia (the study of the digestive system) · sa ग्यास्त्रोएन्टेरोलोजी (the study of the digestive system) · tk gastroenterologiýa (the study of the digestive system) · nn gastroenterologi (the study of the digestive system) · hi जठरांत्ररोगविज्ञान (the study of the digestive system) · sl gastroenterologija (the study of the digestive system) · id gastroenterologi (the study of the digestive system) · sq gastroenterologjia (the study of the digestive system) · ro gastroenterologie (the study of the digestive system) · uz gastroenterologiya (the study of the digestive system) · nl gastro-enterologie (the study of the digestive system) · ky гастроэнтерология (the study of the digestive system) · ms gastroenterologi (the study of the digestive system) · lv gastroenteroloģija (the study of the digestive system) · ka გასტროენტეროლოგია (the study of the digestive system) · ga gaistreintreolaíocht (the study of the digestive system) · ast gastroenteroloxía (the study of the digestive system) · ko 위장병학 (the study of the digestive system) · be гастраэнтэралогія (the study of the digestive system) · sv gastroenterologi (the study of the digestive system) · cmn 腸胃科 /肠胃科 (the study of the digestive system) · pt gastroenterologia (the study of the digestive system) · ru гастроэнтероло́гия (the study of the digestive system) · pl gastroenterologia (the study of the digestive system) · lb Gastroenterologie (the study of the digestive system) · jv gastroenterologi (the study of the digestive system) · nb gastroenterologi (the study of the digestive system) · pi ग्यास्त्रोएन्टेरोलोजी (the study of the digestive system) · es gastroenterología (the study of the digestive system) · new ग्यास्त्रोएन्टेरोलोजी (the study of the digestive system) · fi gastroenterologia (the study of the digestive system) · kn ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ಟ್ರೊಎಂಟೊರಾಲಾಜಿ (the study of the digestive system) · cmn 胃腸學 /胃肠学 (the study of the digestive system) · el γαστρεντερολογία (the study of the digestive system) · pt gastrenterologia (the study of the digestive system) · fr gastro-entérologie (the study of the digestive system) · da gastroenterologi (the study of the digestive system) · mk гастроентерологија (the study of the digestive system) · hy գաստրոէնտերոլոգիա (the study of the digestive system) · tl gastroenterolohiya (the study of the digestive system) · th วิทยาทางเดินอาหาร (the study of the digestive system) · sh гастроентероло̀гија (the study of the digestive system) · ca gastroenterologia (the study of the digestive system) · eu gastroenterologia (the study of the digestive system) · bn পাকান্ত্রবিদ্যা (the study of the digestive system) · uk гастроентероло́гія (the study of the digestive system) · cs gastroenterologie (the study of the digestive system) · de Gastroenterologie (the study of the digestive system) · lt gastroenterologija (the study of the digestive system) · sh gastroenterològija (the study of the digestive system) · kmr ûrkûrîvîkzanî (the study of the digestive system) · gl gastroenteroloxía (the study of the digestive system) · bg гастроентерология (the study of the digestive system) · pa ਗੈਸਟ੍ਰੋਐਂਟਰਾਲੋਜੀ (the study of the digestive system) · eo gastroenterologio (the study of the digestive system)