消化科

xiāohuàkē

noun

Meanings

1 gastroenterology department
2 department of digestive diseases

Characters

transform, digest

department, branch

Examples

她被转到消化科治疗。

Tā bèi zhuǎn dào xiāohuàkē zhìliáo.

She was transferred to gastroenterology for treatment.

消化科主要治疗胃肠道疾病。

Xiāohuàkē zhǔyào zhìliáo wèichángdào jíbìng.

The gastroenterology department mainly treats digestive tract diseases.

Tips

usage

Chinese hospital departments take the pattern [body system] + 科 (kē, department): 消化科 gastroenterology, 心内科 cardiology, 骨科 orthopedics, 耳鼻喉科 ENT.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

化 huà

科 kē