hepatology
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5.6
- noun
- /ˌhɛpəˈtɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
- Her studies in hepatology focused on the effects of alcohol on liver function.
- Hepatology and Gastroenterology
- Hepatology and Nutrition
- Paediatric Hepatology
Examples
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Evaluation of liver disease progression in the German hepatitis C virus (1b)-contaminated anti-D cohort at 35 years after infection. Hepatology. 2014; 59:49-57. 23929603
Academic text (2014) -
A study conducted by scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Technology Assessment (USA) published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, is surprising.
Blog text (14) -
A study describing the dependence of ASA use and the development of Barrett's esophagus was published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.
Blog text (14) -
Obermayer-Straub P, Strassburg CP, Manns MP. 2000. Autoimmune hepatitis. Journal of Hepatology 32: 181-197.
Academic text (2012) -
The doctor recommended that I see a specialist in hepatology to examine my liver health.
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In the field of hepatology, researchers are discovering new treatments for liver diseases.
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
hepatology = hepato + logy
The word is formed from the classical combining form 'hepato-' and the suffix '-logy', but the liver-related base is not transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word hepatology comes from hepato- meaning 'liver' and -logy meaning 'study of', the same -logy you see in biology. So, hepatology is the medical study and care of the 'liver' and its related organs, like the gallbladder and bile ducts.