gastroenterology
noun
gas·tro·en·ter·ol·o·gy
ˌga-strō-ˌen-tə-ˈrä-lə-jē 
: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and pathology of the stomach and intestines
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This traffic jam could cause the food to come back up forcefully, which can lead to choking, rips in the esophagus, and surgery to fix them, says Dr. David Metz, a retired professor of gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania who has studied the effects of speed-eating.
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Matt Fuchs, TIME, 3 July 2024
Opened in 2019, the local facility housed Takeda Ventures, a research and development site that focused on treatments in the areas of gastroenterology, inflammation and neuroscience.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
Other specialty areas including cardiology, dermatology, physical rehabilitation, otolaryngology and gastroenterology.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
There have been no gastroenterology and limited nephrology coverage among other essential missing services since last year.
—Varun Kapur, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
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Matt Fuchs, TIME, 3 July 2024
Opened in 2019, the local facility housed Takeda Ventures, a research and development site that focused on treatments in the areas of gastroenterology, inflammation and neuroscience.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
Other specialty areas including cardiology, dermatology, physical rehabilitation, otolaryngology and gastroenterology.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
There have been no gastroenterology and limited nephrology coverage among other essential missing services since last year.
—Varun Kapur, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
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gastroenterology
noun
gas·tro·en·ter·ol·o·gy
-ˌent-ə-ˈräl-ə-jē
plural gastroenterologies
: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and pathology of the stomach and intestines
gastroenterological
adjective
also gastroenterologic
gastroenterological disorders
a gastroenterological procedure
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