Gastroenterology - Ichouka

Japanese: 胃腸科 - いちょうか
Gastroenterology - Ichouka

…The branch of medicine that treats and studies diseases of the internal organs related to digestion and absorption. It is also called gastroenterology, and this name is still widely used in Europe and the United States today. In Japan, the first specialized hospital was the Gastroenterology Hospital, which opened in Tokyo in 1896, and Natsume Soseki, who suffered from stomach ulcers, was also hospitalized there.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "gastroenterology" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…消化吸収に関係する内臓の病気を診療し研究する医学の部門をいう。胃腸科gastroenterologyとも呼ばれ,今日でも欧米ではこの名称が多く用いられている。日本では1896年に東京に開設された胃腸病院が最初の専門病院で,胃潰瘍に悩まされた夏目漱石も入院している。…

※「胃腸科」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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