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hepatólogo

hepatologist

noun eh-pah-TOH-loh-goh Rare

Origin: From Greek hēpar ('liver') + -logos ('one who studies').

Usage Note

Hepatólogo is a medical specialist in liver diseases, a subspecialty of gastroenterology. The feminine form is hepatóloga. The stressed syllable carries a written accent (-tó-) to mark the irregular stress on the antepenultimate syllable. The related adjective is hepatológico.

Examples

"El hepatólogo revisó los resultados de la biopsia."

Natural Translation

The hepatologist reviewed the biopsy results.

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