gastroenterology

Noun

Meaning

the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gastrointestinal digestive disorders gastrointestinal medicine intestinal medicine stomach and bowel health stomach and bowel medicine digestive system health gastrointestinal disorders gut and bowel health intestinal disorders stomach and bowel disorders gastro-enterological digestive system medicine gut health digestive health
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Hypernyms

medicine medical specialty

Related terms

gastroenterologist

Examples

Amer J of Gastroenterology 92:465–468, 1997 Most cases of anal cancer are related to infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV). Source: Internet

Chris Hawkey, a professor of gastroenterology at the Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, says: ‘This is a very neat little implant and looks quite promising. Source: Internet

The new offices for Anne Arundel Gastroenterology Associates are located at 820 Bestgate Road, almost directly across from the Annapolis Mall. Source: Internet

Rutter MD, et al "World Endoscopy Organization Consensus statements on post-colonoscopy and post-imaging colorectal cancer" Gastroenterology 2018: DOI: 10.1053/j. Source: Internet

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology: "Assessment of normal bowel habits in the general adult population: the Popcol study." Source: Internet

These include the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gastroenterologically gastroenterologist gastroenterologue gastroenteropancreatic gastroenteropathy gastroenteroptosis