Fill in the blank with the correct medical terms

Ellen is brought to the emergency room because of the sudden occurrence of throwing up
blood. The medical term for this is (1). A specialist in the stomach
and intes- tines is consulted to see the patient. The specialty of this doctor is
(2), and she is known as a(n) (3). To appropriately diagnose this
condition, the doctor will use a device called a(n) (4) to view the
lining of the stomach. This viewing of the stomach is (5). It is
found that Ellen has a bleeding ulcer that is quite large. Surgical removal of part of the stomach is a
partial (6). Following this procedure, surgical repair of the
stomach, or (7), is performed.


1. hematemesis
2. gastroenterology
3. gastroenterologist
4. gastroscope
5. gastroscopy
6. gastrectomy
7. gastroplasty

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