消化内科

消化內科

xiāohuà nèikē

noun

Meanings

1 gastroenterology department
2 department of digestive medicine

Characters

to dissolve, digest

Examples

胃疼应该去消化内科。

Wèiténg yīnggāi qù xiāohuà nèikē.

For stomach pain you should go to gastroenterology.

他是消化内科的主任医师。

Tā shì xiāohuà nèikē de zhǔrèn yīshī.

He is the chief physician of gastroenterology.

Tips

usage

内科 means 'internal medicine' — non-surgical. Compose any sub-specialty with domain + 内科: 呼吸内科 pulmonology, 心血管内科 cardiology, 神经内科 neurology. The 外科 (wàikē) counterpart covers surgical departments.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

化 huà

内 nèi

科 kē