Definition of Gastroenterologist

1. Noun. A physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Generic synonyms: Doc, Doctor, Dr., Md, Medico, Physician
Derivative terms: Gastroenterology

Definition of Gastroenterologist

1. Noun. A physician who specializes in gastroenterology ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gastroenterologist

1. A medically qualified specialist in internal medicine who has subspecialised in the diseases of the digestive system, including the liver. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gastroenterologist

gastroduodenal orifice
gastroduodenitis
gastroduodenoscopy
gastroduodenostomy
gastrodynia
gastroenteric
gastroenteritic
gastroenteritis
gastroenteritis virus type A
gastroenteritis virus type B
gastroenteroanastomosis
gastroenterocolitis
gastroenterocolostomy
gastroenterological
gastroenterologist
gastroenterologists
gastroenterology
gastroenteropathy
gastroenteroplasty
gastroenteroptosis
gastroenterostomy
gastroenterotomy
gastroepiploic
gastroepiploic arteries
gastroepiploic vein
gastroepiploic veins
gastroesophageal
gastroesophageal hernia
gastroesophageal reflux

Literary usage of Gastroenterologist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Roentgen Diagnosis of Diseases of the Alimentary Canal by Russell Daniel Carman (1920)
"He is instructed to omit breakfast the next morning, and either go first to the gastroenterologist for examination or come directly to the roentgen ..."

2. Nursing Homes: Proposal to Enhance Oversight of Poorly Performing Homes Has by William J. Scanlon (1999)
"A gastroenterologist examined the resident and recommended that a feeding tube be inserted into the resident to meet his nutritional and hydration needs. ..."

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