Gastrologer

/ɡæˈstrɑːlədʒər/ noun

Definition

A person who practices gastrology, studying and understanding the stomach and digestive system.

Etymology

From gastro- (Greek gaster, 'stomach') + -loger (Greek -logos, 'one who studies'). An older term for what we now call a gastroenterologist.

Kelly Says

This is an archaic term that shows how medical terminology evolved—what 19th-century doctors called a 'gastrologer' is exactly what a modern gastroenterologist does!

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