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gastrology
[ga-strol-uh-jee]
noun
the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the stomach.
gastrology
/ ˌɡæstrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ɡæsˈtrɒlədʒɪ /
noun
a former name for gastroenterology
Other 51Թ Forms
- gastrological adjective
- ˈٰDZDz noun
- gastrologic adjective
- gastrologically adverb
- gastrologist noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gastrology1
Example Sentences
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.
His "Gastrology" became the creed of the epicures, and its pathos appears to have made what is so expressively called "their mouths water."
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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