LP32892-9

Gastroenterology

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Gastroenterology or gastrology is the medical specialty concerned with digestive diseases. Traditionally, these are separated by anatomic or functional category. For example, disorders of the esophagus might be listed under esophagus and also included in a description of motility disorders (disorders of motor function). Diseases of the liver fall under the branch of hepatology, which is traditionally classified under the umbrella of gastroenterology. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Gastroenterology (Wikipedia)

A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the digestive system and related structures (esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas). Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

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Gastroenterology

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Gastroenterology

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Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)

Created On

2003-11-10

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Gastroenterology

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