gastroenterology
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6.3
- noun
- /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛntəˈrɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
- Dr. Smith specializes in gastroenterology and treats various digestive disorders.
- gastroenterology department
- Clinical gastroenterology
- pediatric gastroenterology
Examples
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A study Davis quotes frequently in his conclusion, from the American Journal of Gastroenterology, is actually one of the largest contradictions to his findings.
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These patients are difficult to diagnose and need to be referred to gastroenterology.
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Their study will be published on February 14, 2009, in the World Journal of Gastroenterology.
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However, the other study I mentioned was done on a Celiac by a doctor from the American College of Gastroenterology.
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Previously, he was chief of the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine's Division of Gastroenterology.
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For five years, Brenner was editor-in-chief of Gastroenterology, the premier journal in the field.
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Constipation is common in children, accounting for about 3% of consultations in an average paediatric practice and as much as 25% in a paediatric gastroenterology clinic.
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In late 1991, Metropolitan Hospital successfully negotiated a fifty-fifty joint venture with a six-physician gastroenterology practice to establish a free-standing endoscopy center.
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LPR remains controversial, partly because the gastroenterology model of reflux disease (i.e., GERD) does not seem to apply to patients with LPR.
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British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines suggest oats are excluded for 12 months while patients get used to a GFD but can then be cautiously introduced.
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How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
gastroenterology = gastro + entero + logy
This is a learned medical term built from Greek combining forms meaning 'stomach' and 'intestine' plus '-logy' 'study of', but an average B1 learner would not be able to infer the specialized meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Gastroenterology comes from three parts: gastro- 'stomach', enter- 'intestine', and -logy 'study', like in biology. So gastroenterology is the medical 'study of the stomach and intestines', which is why it names the branch of medicine that treats digestive problems.