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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