gastroenterology

noun

gas·​tro·​en·​ter·​ol·​o·​gy ˌga-strō-ˌen-tə-ˈrä-lə-jē 

: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and pathology of the stomach and intestines

gastroenterological

ˌga-strō-ˌen-tə-rə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

gastroenterologist

ˌga-strō-ˌen-tə-ˈrä-lə-jist 

noun

Examples of gastroenterology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But internal records show an increase in wait times for new patients in specialties such as cardiology, gastroenterology and oncology. —David Armstrong, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2025

It also was listed in the top 50 in cancer, cardiology and vascular surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, geriatrics, urology, and neurology and neurosurgery. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025

The nurses work in a variety of clinics, including dermatology, gastroenterology, general surgery, ophthalmology, head and neck, psychiatry, obstetrics, gynecology, orthopedics, pediatrics and urology. —Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 18 July 2025

Following a recent trip to the gastroenterology clinic, I was advised by my doctor to increase my fiber intake. —Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 15 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gastroenterology

• anesthesiology
• epidemiology
• ethnomethodology
• ethnomusicology
• immunobiology
• immunopathology
• neuropharmacology
• neurophysiology
• neuroradiology
• otolaryngology
• paleobiology
• paleoecology

Medical Definition

gastroenterology

noun

gas·​tro·​en·​ter·​ol·​o·​gy -ˌent-ə-ˈräl-ə-jē 

plural gastroenterologies

: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and pathology of the stomach and intestines

gastroenterological

-rə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

also gastroenterologic

-ˈläj-ik 

gastroenterological disorders

a gastroenterological procedure