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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
Derived Forms
- gastrological, adjective
- ˈٰDZDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٰ·Dz· [gas-tr, uh, -, loj, -ik], t·Dzi· adjective
- t·Dzi··ly adverb
- ·ٰDZo· noun
yvlog 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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