Definition
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the digestive system, including the stomach, intestines, liver, and related organs. Doctors in this field diagnose and treat problems like ulcers, heartburn, and bowel diseases.
Etymology
“Gastroenterology” combines Greek “gaster,” meaning “stomach,” “enteron,” meaning “intestine,” and “-logy,” meaning “study of.” It literally means “the study of the stomach and intestines.”
Kelly Says
Your digestive system is like a 9-meter-long chemical factory, and gastroenterologists are the engineers who keep it running. They use cameras on flexible tubes to travel through your insides, turning your gut into a landscape they can actually explore.
Translations
ARالعربية
أمراض الجهاز الهضمي
ʔam.rā.ḍ al-ʒi.hāz al-ha.ḍ.mi
DADansk
gastroenterologi
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.gi
DEDeutsch
Gastroenterologie
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.ɡiː
ESEspañol
gastroenterología
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.xi.a
FISuomi
gastroenterologia
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.gi.a
FRFrançais
gastroentérologie
ɡas.tʁo.ɑ̃.te.ro.lo.ʒi
HIहिन्दी
गैस्ट्रोएंटेरोलॉजी
gaisṭroentērolōjī
IDBahasa Indonesia
gastroenterologi
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.gi
ITItaliano
gastroenterologia
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.xi.a
KO한국어
위장내과학
wi-jang-nae-gwa-hak
NLNederlands
gastro-enterologie
ɣas.tʁo.ɛn.tə.ro.lo.ɡi
NONorsk
gastroenterologi
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.gi
PLPolski
gastroenterologia
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.ɡi.a
PTPortuguês
gastroenterologia
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.xi.a
RUРусский
гастроэнтерология
ɡas.tʰro.en.tʲe.ro.lo.ɡi.ja
SVSvenska
gastroenterologi
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.gi
THไทย
กาสโตรเอ็นเทอโรโลจี
kāt.so.tō.en.tʰē.ro.lo.jī
TRTürkçe
gastroenteroloji
ɡas.tʁo.en.te.ro.lo.ʒi
VITiếng Việt
thần kinh tiêu hóa
tʰɑn kɪnh tɨə hɔ́a
ZH中文
胃肠病学
wèi cháng bìng xué