hepatology
Noun
Meaning
The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver.
Source: Webster's dictionaryExamples
One study published in the Journal of Hepatology showed that men and women respond differently to cirrhosis and to the medications that treat it — and that may have to do with differences in microbiota.
“The way to the brain is through the gut,” said Bajaj, a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition in the VCU School of Medicine.
At present, the Hepatology department has 38 beds and at least 300 patients are admitted to the department in a month.