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Gastroenterology
Definition 1
The branch of medicine that focuses on diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
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). (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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