Definition of "hepatology" [hep•a•tol•o•gy]

• The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. (noun)

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• "Many recently diagnosed patients are postponing therapy to await these new drug cocktails in hopes of a better chance at a faster cure, says Dr. Paul Pockros, hepatology chief at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, Calif., who helped test telaprevir."
• "Pasricha , chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Stanford University School of Medicine."
• "If these drugs, which tend to suppress the immune system, are given in doses that are too high, the immune system can be compromised, says Robert Summers , a professor in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Iowa who helped run the trials."