Associations to the word «Gastroenterology»

Wiktionary

GASTROENTEROLOGY, noun. The study of the digestive system, from mouth to anus. May also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.

Dictionary definition

GASTROENTEROLOGY, noun. The branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats