Gastrology
/ɡəˈstrɒlədʒi/noun
The study of the stomach or of digestion.
Did you know?Gastrology comes from Greek gastēr, the same ancient root behind words like gastric and gastronomy, and that root once named the belly as a powerful center of appetite, sickness, and life itself.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GR
gastḗr
“belly, stomach”
Late Greek
GR
-logia
“study, discourse”
Modern Latin
LA
gastrologia
“study of the stomach”
19th Century
EN
gastrology
“study of the stomach or digestion”
Modern English
EN
gastrology
“study of the stomach or digestion”
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