Digestive
gastroenterology
gas-troh-en-ter-OL-oh-jee
StatusNew
Definition
Study of the stomach and intestines
SpecialtyDigestive
Breakdown
Root
gastr/o
stomach
Suffix
-logy
study of
Etymology
Greek: gastr/o (stomach) + enter/o (intestine) + -logy (study)
Practice
Related Terms
cardiology
kar-dee-OL-oh-jee
The branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart
Cardiovascularcardi/o
pulmonology
pul-mun-OL-oh-jee
Medical specialty dealing with diseases of the lungs
Respiratorypulmon/o
gastritis
gas-TRY-tis
Inflammation of the stomach lining
Digestivegastr/o
gastrectomy
gas-TREK-toh-mee
Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
Digestivegastr/o
neurology
noo-ROL-oh-jee
Medical specialty dealing with the nervous system
Nervousneur/o
dermatology
der-muh-TOL-oh-jee
Medical specialty dealing with the skin
Integumentarydermat/o