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- noun A
physician who specializes ingastroenterology
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- noun a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
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Examples
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I am relieved it's finally over, and now just need to deal with waiting for the results (which it turns out will not be available for 15-20 days, even though my appointment with the gastroenterologist is scheduled for Monday, so I guess I'm going to need a second appointment and more waiting, ohhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm).
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2008
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My friend, who works for an outsourcing firm, called a gastroenterologist -- not a general practitioner but a specialist -- and set up an appointment for 10 a.m.
Reason Magazine 2009
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You can't call your gastroenterologist every time you buy a new product. "
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Wakefield, on the other hand, was anything but discouraging: He suggested that Michelle have a pediatric gastroenterologist perform an endoscopy, which is an invasive surgical procedure during which a fiber-optic camera is threaded up the rectum or down the mouth and through the maze of the gastrointestinal tract.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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The roots of this latest alarm dated back to 1998, when a British gastroenterologist named Andrew Wakefield claimed to have discovered a new gut disorder associated with the MMR vaccine—and with autism.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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The nurse, who worked for a gastroenterologist, allowed that her husband had a Nexium.
A Flight Attendant From Hell Marisa Acocella Marchetto 2012
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Just ask Deane Penn, a 70-year-old gastroenterologist in Scottsdale, Ariz.
How Small Investors Can Get Stomped Jason Zweig 2011
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“He gave me the information that I need to—medically speaking, what I needed to tell the gastroenterologist to see if he was willing to do that,” Theresa said.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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It is a bit like the invention of the pill camera, which came about after a conversation in Boston between a gastroenterologist with stomach pain and his neighbor, an Israeli guided-missile designer on sabbatical.
Modifying Mother Nature to Kill Nasty Viruses Matt Ridley 2011
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The causes of colic aren't known, but Bryan Vartabedian , a pediatric gastroenterologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston says that even if breathing in air during feeding contributes to colic, it is not the only factor.
Building a Better Bottle By Going Back to Nature Laura Johannes 2012
dpcoffey commented on the word gastroenterologist
I can't believe you're alone on this one.
December 12, 2006
josquin commented on the word gastroenterologist
I'm not, any more.
January 21, 2007