Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar gastroenterology shine reshe na likitanci wanda ke mai da hankali kan tsarin narkewar abinci da rashin lafiyarsa. Wannan ya hada da nazarin tsari, aiki, da cututtuka na gastrointestinal tract, wanda ya hada da baki, esophagus, ciki, ƙananan hanji, babban hanji, dubura, da dubura, da hanta, pancreas, da gallbladder. Gastroenterology wani fanni ne na musamman wanda ya kunshi bincike da kuma magance cututtuka daban-daban na narkewa kamar ulcer, reflux acid, cutar Crohn, colitis, da ciwon daji na tsarin narkewa.