Write a medical term for a medical specialization that studies treatment of conditions related to the digestive system. Hint: Use the combining forms for stomach and the small intestine.

• A. Gastronomy
• B. Gastroenteritis
• C. Gastroenterology
• D. Enterology

Answer: (C)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Identify the key organs involved in the medical specialization: the stomach and the small intestine.
2. Recall the combining form for stomach, which is 'gastr/o', and the combining form for small intestine, which is 'enter/o'.
3. Understand that the suffix '-logy' means 'the study of' or 'the science of'.
4. Combine the combining forms and the suffix to form the term: 'gastr/o' + 'enter/o' + '-logy'.
5. The resulting medical term 'gastroenterology' refers to the study and treatment of diseases related to the stomach and small intestine, which is the digestive system.