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Gastroenterology facts for kids

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Gastroenterology is a special type of medicine. It is about the digestive system. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are the focus. The tract includes the organs from mouth to anus.

Physicians in this type of medicine are called gastroenterologists.

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  • Bozzini Lichtleiter

    Drawings of Bozzini's "Lichtleiter", an early endoscope

  • McClendon pH-probe

    McClendon's pH-probe

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Gastroenterología para niños

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