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Gastroenterology (MeSH heading[2] ) is the branch of medicine where the digestive system and its disorders are studied. Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Digestion is the breaking down of chemicals in the body into a form that can be absorbed Etymologically it is the combination of Ancient Greek words gastros (stomach), enteron (intestine) and logos (reason). Etymology is the study of the History of Words &mdash when they entered a language from what source and how their form and meaning have changed over time The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c In Human anatomy, the stomach is a J-shaped hollow muscular organ of the Gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of Digestion, following In Anatomy, the intestine is the segment of the alimentary canal extending from the Stomach to the Anus and in humans and other mammals consists grc-Latn Logos (ˈloʊːgɒs ( Greek, logos) is an important term in Philosophy, Analytical psychology, Rhetoric and Religion Reason involves the ability to think understand and draw Conclusions in an Abstract way as in Human thinking

Diseases affecting gastrointestinal tract (i. A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions and can be deadly e. organs from mouth to anus) are the focus of this speciality. In Biology, an organ ( Latin: organum, "instrument tool" from Greek όργανον - organon "organ instrument The mouth, buccal cavity, or oral cavity is the first portion of the Alimentary canal that receives food and begins digestion by mechanically breaking up The anus is an opening at the opposite end of an Animal 's Digestive tract from the Mouth. Doctors specialising in the field are called gastroenterologists. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Important advances have been made in the last 50 years, contributing to rapid expansion of its scope.

Hepatology or hepatobiliary medicine encompasses the study of the liver, pancreas and biliary tree and is traditionally considered a subspeciality. Hepatology is the branch of Medicine that incorporates study of Liver, Gallbladder, Biliary tree and Pancreas as well as management The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals The pancreas is a Gland organ in the digestive and Endocrine system of Vertebrates.

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History

Galen
Galen
Drawings of Bozzini's "Lichtleiter"
Drawings of Bozzini's "Lichtleiter"

Citing from Egyptian papyri, Nunn identified significant knowledge of gastrointestinal diseases among practising doctors in Pharaoh periods. Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now Papyrus (/pəˈpaɪrəs/ (Rhymes -aɪrəs)is a thick paper-like material produced from the Pith of the papyrus plant Cyperus papyrus Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods Irynakhty, of the tenth dynasty c. 2125 BC was a court physician specialising in gastroenterology and proctology. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Proctology is a field in medicine dealing with disorders of the Rectum or Anus. [1]

Among ancient Greeks, Hippocrates attributed digestion to concoction. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Hippocrates of Cos II or Hippokrates of Kos ( ca. 460 BC – ca Digestion is the breaking down of chemicals in the body into a form that can be absorbed Galen's concept of the stomach having four faculties was widely accepted up to modernity. Galen ( Greek: Γαληνός Galēnos; Latin: Claudius Galenus, Aelius Galenus, Claudius Aelius Galenus, or In Human anatomy, the stomach is a J-shaped hollow muscular organ of the Gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of Digestion, following

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Disease classification

1. International Classification of Disease(ICD 2007)/WHO classification:

2. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases MeSH subject Heading:

3. National Library of Medicine Catalogue(NLM classification 2006):

Gastroenterological societies

References

  1. ^ Nunn JF. The United States National Library of Medicine ( NLM) operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest Medical library. The American College of Gastroenterology ( ACG) is a Bethesda, Maryland -based Medical association of gastroenterologists. The American Gastroenterological Association is a Medical association of gastroenterologists. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, or ASGE is a professional organization of physicians dedicated to improving endoscopy The British Society of Gastroenterology is a British professional organisation of gastroenterologists, although it also has surgeons pathologists radiologists scientists Ancient Egyptian Medicine. 2002. ISBN 0-80613-504-2.
  2. ^ Edgardo Rivera, MD James L. Abbruzzese, MD; Pancreatic, Hepatic, and Biliary Carcinomas, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW[1]
  3. ^ DeStoll M: Rationis Mendendi, in Nosocomio Practico vendobonensi. Part 1 LugduniBatavarum, Haak et Socios et A et J Honkoop 1788, OCLC: 23625746
  4. ^ Gilger, Mark A. MD,Gastroenterologic endoscopy in children: past, present, and future. Gastroenterology and nutrition Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 13(5):429-434, October 2001.
  5. ^ The Origin of Endoscopes, Olympus history
  6. ^ Anton Sebastian,A Dictionary of the History of Medicine, ISBN 1850700214

External links

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Dictionary

gastroenterology

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  1. The study of the digestive system, from mouth to anus. May also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.
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