hepatology

noun

hep·a·tol·o·gy ˌhe-pə-ˈtä-lə-jē

: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and abnormalities of the liver

hepatologist

ˌhe-pə-ˈtä-lə-jist

noun

plural hepatologists

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The findings, while interesting, need to be replicated, said Shilpa Chokshi, a professor of environmental hepatology at the University of Plymouth, England, who was not involved in the study. —Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 In other cases, medications prescribed after surgery may generate high levels of potassium in the blood, causing irregular heartbeats, said Dr. Elliot Tapper, an associate professor of hepatology at the University of Michigan. —Aria Bendix, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025

The new study is being published in Gut, a international journal on gastroenterology and hepatology. —Christopher O'Donnell, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024 Writing in 2021 in the journal Hepatology, some experts said such a major change could create confusion at a time when hepatology was already struggling to inform patients and to create successful clinical trials. —Isabella Cueto, STAT, 28 Dec. 2023 Oral bisphosphonates may cause swelling and pain in the lower esophagus, Vivek Kaul, MD, a professor of medicine in the gastroenterology and hepatology division at the University of Rochester Medical Center, told Health. —Amanda Gardner, Health, 29 Oct. 2023 Meet the experts: Leila Kia, MD, is an associate professor of medicine in gastroenterology and hepatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, with a special focus on esophageal disorders and clinical gastroenterology. —Ashley Martens, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023 The study findings may also encourage people with the risk factors to get screened for colorectal cancer, said lead study author Thomas Imperiale, MD, a professor of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Indiana University School of Medicine and research scientist at the Regenstrief Institute. —Korin Miller, Health, 10 July 2023 Why being thin may not protect against fatty liver disease Weight loss can make a big difference, said Dr. Suzanne Sharpton, an assistant professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. —Linda Carroll, NBC News, 16 June 2023

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1846, in the meaning defined above

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hepatology

noun

hep·a·tol·o·gy ˌhep-ə-ˈtäl-ə-jē

plural hepatologies

: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and abnormalities of the liver

hepatologist

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noun

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